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rOJAJMK XIV. ' f . ■. ' VALDEZ, ALASKA. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1S1T NUMBER 277
MANES FLY
OVER Ml VENICE
Humble of Gun* Heard Throuffhout
nty—Water Supply Is Still
Uninterrupted
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VENICE, Italy, Dec. 4.—The rum
ble of guns is heard throughout the
<ity by night and day as the fleet and
Venice coast batteries shell the ene
my at the mouth of the Plave. At 3
o’clock yesterday afternoon an Aus
trian airplane flew qver the city but
it dropped no bombs. The batteries of
Venice did not fire, but when the ma
< litne flew-over the Grand Canal, Ital
ian torpedo boats discharged a score
of shots, with effect.
The city's water supply has not
been lnleirupted, although it is fear
ed the mains coming from the north
will be cuE ’ *
1 Exile’s Eleven Victors
ANNAPOLIS. Md.. Dec. 4.—Gil
mour Dobie’s naval eleven closed its
most successful gridiron season in
recent years Saturday by defeating
Villa Nov4, 80 to 3.
Snow-slide on Grand Trunk
VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 4.—Of
f.cials of the Grand Trunk railway re
vived word today that a snowsllde
bas blocked traffic out of Prince Ru
pert, B. C. All trains for^the next few
•.lays are cancelled.
ENEMY MS
MEWED
General Haig States that From Gon
nelieu to Marconi Teuton Forces
Have Been Driven Rack
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LONDON, Dec. 4.—Gen Haig to
day reported to the war office that
the enemy had attacked along the
wQple front from Gonnelieu to Mar
Wpi, but had been repulsed. The at
qgju were delivered with great vigor
jffiMI desperate flgbtlng ensued at
mhny points.
Fast Africa Cleared
LONDON. Dec. 4.—It is officially
enounced Uiat East Africa has been
entirely cleared of German forces.
ELLAMAR LADS
LOSTON SOUND
OimmMsInerri' Office Receives n Ap
peal for Help from. Parents—
Rescue Boats Sent.
Monday morning the Commission
er's office received a letter from Mr.
>nd Mrs. Martin Anderson of Ella
star, stating that their son Louis, well
known in Valdez, and George Wagner,
a son of the Ellamar storekeeper, had
left Ellamar November 27 on their
launch, Albe, on a duck hunt, and
> nave not yet returned. Severe gales
and extreme cold weather have pre
* vailed in that district and the parents
are uneasy over the probable fate of
she boys, as they were not provisioned
lor a stay of any length. A boat was
sent out from Ellamar on December
,• irst, which searched every bay and
nook where the young men were sup
posed to be, but could find no trace
•f them. Commissioner A. J. Dimond
at once arranged with Capt. Dune
Stewart of the Shamrock to go on *
search for the boys, and he left yester
day for Ellamar. It is feared the
young men may have been blown
across the sound orliave been swamp
«d by the heavy seas. _ . ^
Housekeeper wanted at G. 3.
Stuns. **
the Order of Eastern Star will
./ meet at its hall tomorrow night. El
ection of offloaru. All members aye re
parted <e attest. ’ it1
AMERICAN. HOSPITAL IN CRATEAU DE PASSY, FRANCE j
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The Chrftenu de 1’assy, near Sens, built In the eleventh century and now occupied by the Hospital Krancu.s de
York: refugee* from the East gathered to offer flowers to Major Culler, U. 8. A., the physician in charge, and
Doctor Culler himself. /
I .a hoi- ladders Demand of Preaident
that He Declare Intentions—In
sist Conscription Capital
WASHINGTON. D. G\, Dec. 4.— '
The conscription of labor is one of
the problems that will be brought to
the notice of President Wilson today.
It developed this morning that the
heads of the four great Brotherhoods
of railroad tralnment will force the Is
sue when they meet with the Presi
dent this afternoon. The question of
wage Increases, for which the meet
ing wu primarily arranged wtlt fall
into the background.
The Brotherhoods will insist that j
the President settle once and for all
the question as to whether or not the
government has’ power to conscript
labor.
The union heads are said to have
been thoroughly aroused over the re-;
port that, if they called a strike, the
men would ,be forced Into military
service and thus made to operate the
lines. If any attempt of this sort is
made, say these men, then steps must
also be taken to the end that railroad
capitalists be made to serve too.
Redman Loses Point
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 4.—Thom
as F\ Redman, Sentenced to a federal
penitentiary from Seattle, lost anoth
er point in his fight to obtain a par
don when the United States circuit
court of appeals upheld the decision
of the^Uplted States district court In
Washington defining the authority of
the United States board of pardons.
MAJ. GEN. F. S. STRONG
Arwh Mm raoantly appointed major
pofiorala la Pradoriok tteonfe tebf
~wao bom * Mloblpan In iaMk?|apJb
ated from Mm Military acaidamy hi
In 1t1i. Ha tm boon in ten artlMary
bfpapfc of tteio aonrloo.
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PRICK OP RTKKL ONLY
QI KHTION WITH JAPAN
WASHINGTON, p. C.,.I)ec. 4 —
Coming coincidentally with the be
ginning of a semi-week of festivities
in honor of the Japanese economic
and financial commission, here to
broaden commercial relations with the
United States, news from Tokio of
Japan's apparent refusal to sell her
ships at the price offered in an ex
change for American steel caused in
terest but no surprise today to offic
ials making the negotiations. The of
ftcals remain confident, however, that
the negotiations will be successfully
concluded as the price is the only is
sue Involved.
BUDGET ESTIMATE
SUBMITTED TODAY
Alaska Gels large Sum—Seven Mil
lion for Administration Mistake
—Cordova Gets 904,000
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WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 4 —
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
submitted his estimate for the next
year's expenses of Uncle Sam’s gov
ernment to Congress today. The bud
get calls for an appropriation of $13.
500,000, Including $7,366,758 for the
Alaska ralldoad. Other Alaska appro
priations-and the amounts are:
Completion of a Federal building
at Cordova, $64,000.
For a lighthouse at Cape Spencer,
$125,000. ....... ......
Mine inspection fqr Alaska,. $7000.
Agricultural stations.65,000.
Education of natives, $226,000.
'Medicaf relief of nature* $82,500.
Propagation 'and* care of reindeer,
$8,600.
Protection of game, $27,500.
Suppression' of' the''sale of liquor
to natives, $16,000.
Expenses of the territorial legisla
ture. $46;6«k>T’ **■**■'
Maintaining cable service $147,446.
For maintenance of wagon roads
and trails $100,000.
General fisheries service. $100,000.
Forest reserves, $23,163.
-vBaad Notice
Members of-.the Moose Band are re
quested to be at the Empress Theatre
tonight promptly at 7:60.
CHRISTMAS PACKAGES SENT
FROM VALDEZ CHAPTER
Dr. Job. A. Silverman this morn
ing received a letter from the assist
ant director, of the Burfau of Devel
opment at Seattle. Washington, stat
ing that he had received the money
tor 109 Xmas Boxes from the Val
des Chapter of the American Red
Cross, and that they .would be sent
forthwith to the soldiers and sailors.
* The letter stated* that the people of
Alaska were responding as generous
ly as the balance of the country, and
that their assistance was greatly ap
\ preelated.
Wm. Erickson and wife will leaks
lor the States Jn tbs near future, ao
cording to reports.
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President Wilson Asks Congress to
Make Immediate Declaration of
War on German Ally
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 4.—
An immediate declaration of war
against Austria and Hungary was re
commended in Congress today by
President Wilson in his speech before*
that body. His speech to the members
of congress will be translated and
distributed in the capital of every na
tion in the world.
4'APT. O'BRIEN LOBES SOX
AFTER A LONG ILLNESS
SEATTLE, Dec. 4.—Francis Will
lain O’Brien, second son of Captain
t.'harles O’Brien, of the wrecked
steamer Mariposa, died yesterday af
ter a long illness. He was thirty years
of age.
"THE FALL OF HAPAl'ME”
AT THE EMPRESS TONIGHT
“The Fall of Bapaume" or "Smash
ing the Hlndenburg Line” will be pre
sented at the Empress Theatre to
night. Every Person should see this
marvelous production, bringing the
world war home to you as ft really is.
Special music will be rendered by the.
Moose Band of 16 pieces.
Judge and Mrs. F. M. Brown will
leave on the steamship Victoria to
morrow for the States to spend the
winter.
MR. ROMANOFF, EX-CZAR,
IS SUED FOR *3,800,000
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.—A writ ot at
tachment on the personal property
here of Nicholas Romanoff, former
emperor of Russia, was signed by
State Supreme Court Justice Russell
Benedict today in a suit fqr $2,800,
000 brpugty. against. Mr. Romanoff
| by the Transportation service
corporation for alleged breach of con
tract. AcQpfblog to Bernhardt Noum
burg^sttornar ibr the corporation, the
former emp&ntt of all the Russlas has
several million dollars worth of prop
erty in this city, mostly money in
banks, which will be seized under the
writ as soon as located.
It was expected that the suit was
brought against the emperor as con
stituting the then Russian govern
men. j
Commissary Storehouse Boned
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 4.—The trial
by court-martial of a French prisoner
of war has brought out the hitherto
suppressed taet that the oommlssary
storehouse at Augsberg, Bavaria, obn
talning bay. straw and flour from last
year's crop to tt^e value of nearly one
million marks, bed been destroys^ by
an lneendlary Are. The prisoner ad
mitted having set the fire and was
condemned to death.
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Ignaties Daniels trill leave tor the
States In the peer fpthre.
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PRESENT TASK
TOWN WAR
Counsel* Those Who Desire Peace to
Carry Their Advice Klsewhere—
Bays Nation is United
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WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 4.—
President Wilson delivered his ad
dress today in person to the members
of both houses of Congress in Joint
session. He said In part.
“Our present and immediate task
is to win the war in which we are en
gaged, and nothing shall turn us aside
from it until It is accomplished. Ev
ery power and every'resource we pos-j
sess, whether of men, money of mater-,
ials, is being devoted to and will con- i
tlnue to be devoted to that purpose.!
until it is achieved. Those who desire
to bring peace about before that pur
pose is achieved 1 counsel to carry,
their advice elsewhere. As a nation
we are united in spirit and intention, i
I pay little heed to those who tell me!
otherwise." •
The President continued: “We shall
regard the war as won only when the'
German people say to us thru their
properly accredited representative
that they are ready to agree to a set
tlement based ou Justice and repara
tion of the wrongs their rulers have
done. The peace we make must rem
edy these wrongs.-It must not only
deliver the once fair and happy lands
of the peoples of Belgium and North-1
ern France from Prussian conquest
and Prussian menace, but it must de
liver the peoples of AuBtro-Hungary,
and the peoples oflT the Balkans and
Turkey alike in Europe and Asia from
the Impudent alien domination of the,
Prussian military and commercal au
tocraqy. ”_
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BEEN DECLARED
Russia and Germany Agree to (’ease
Fighting for Forty-Eight Hoars j.
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—Agreement Signed
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LONDON, Dec. 4.—An armistice
has been declared for forty-eight
hours and the agreement has beeu
signed by representatives of both Ger
many and Russia in the headquarters |
of the Crown Prince of Bavaria.
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Alameda Bails from Beattie
The steamshfp Alameda sailed frcta
Seattle December 2, at 9 a. m.. ac
cording to reports. She is expected to
arrive in Valdes Friday or Saturday.
Ftor Bale
Ebony piano in good condition.
Mrs. Geo. Strtxner. 3t
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GENERAL STAFF
HAS SURRENDERED
Commander in Chief of Kauai an Army
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Kaj> Military Off! rial* Kotor
Disc Bolshevik!
WASHINGTON. D. C\. Dec. 4.—
Ensign Kyrlenko, the Bolshevik! com
mander of the Russian armies, tele
graphed to President Lenine today
that the members of the general staff
who had refused to recognize the au
thority of the revolutionists had sur
rendered and would henceforth obey
orders of their superiors.
CAMOUFLAGE HAVER
AN AMERICAN SHIP
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Dec. 4.—
Fires kindled on the hatches of an
American freighter saved it from sub
marine attack recently, according to
the officers of the steamer, which ar
rived yesterday. Shortly after leaving
a European port, a U-boat was observ
ed approaching. The captain ordered
small blazes made on the hatches, us
ing material almost non-combustible,
producng heavy smoke.
When the submarine came close the
stamer was stopped. The captain told
the U-boat commander he carried ex
plosives and that on account of thfe
firs' he was about to abandon ship.
The submarine immediately depart
ed. its commander evidently believing
an explosion was imminent.
Britisher Makes Appeal
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 4 —An ap
peal asking all men nol American citi
zens in California. Utah. Nevada and
Arizoha to enlist In the British or
Canadian military forces through Uni
ted States army recruitlug stations
was issued today by A. Carnegie Ross,
British consul general here.
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Farmer* aad HYwit Uminn ar* Hhsid
•t Help. Itudunw Met ami
Children Moved (>op«
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SPOKANE, Dec. 4.—Fifty thous
and Chinese are needed in Washing
ton by fruit growers and farmers, as
cording to Dr. G. Luther, of North
Yakima, who today addressed ths
fruit grower's conference held hi
connection with the National Apple
Show. Dr. Lutheran and other speak
ers stated that If it had not been for
the aid given by business and profes
sional men and children of the cities
many boxes of apple* would have boss
spoiled.
All fruit growers attending the con
ference reported a shortage of help.
They agreed that if Chinese would he
imported the scale of wages would
be about the same as paid to natlv*
! help.
BOMB KAILS TO EXPLODE
HAVING WOMEN WORKERS
NEW YORK. Dec. 4.—Lives ef
more than 1000 women who were
working overtime in an eleven-story
loft building in West Twenty-llfth
street here last night were endanger
ed by a bomb containing eight sticks
of dynamite, quipped with fuse and
percussion cap, which had been plan
ed near the elevator shaft on the
tenth floor. The fuse bore indications
of having been lighted but had burn
ed out before the sparks reached the
cap. Secret service men report that
on the fifth and sixth floors of the
bnllding Is a factory where unlforme
for the army and navy are betag
manufactured.
New Ahbaeaador Welcomed
TOKIO, Dec. 4.—The Americas
Asssodation of Toklo ast night wet
oomsd Rold 8. Morris, the new Amer
ican ambassador to Japan, at a din
ner In-the Imperial hotel Mr. Mor
ris, tn a speech told of America’s war
work lor International liberty. Rep
resentatives of the American ness
datlon at Kobe. Seoul and Manila
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