____ VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1915 ' NUMBER 28»
VOtATME 18 _ _
UN'S MESSAGE
PLEASES BRITISH
WftSKlisli Kditors Assert that Only
British Fleet Has Maintained
Monroe Doctrine.
1UONDON, Dec. 8.—British news
papers are praising President Wil
non's message to congress but many
of the British writers say that the
Monroe Doctrine upon which the
president lays so much stress is ob
solete. The London editors assert
that the strength of the British fleet
alone has permitted the enforcement
uf the doctrine in the past by keep
iog European nations from acquiring
possesions in South America.
Many ttf the writers assert that
tierrva.nvJI.vouId have interfered in
MesacijfhS not Great Britain upheld
the United States in its policy of per
mitting the Mexicans to settle their
own difficulties. ■|v.
The belffef is prevalent in England
that the United States will heed the
lesson to be gained by the European
war that a nation is no stronger than
its fighting force and it is predicted
that the administration’s prepared
ness program will be adopted.
CONFESSION CLEARS
IIP AN OLD HER
lUmminer Aided Husband of St. Paul
Woman to Hurl Her to Death
Over the Precipice.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 8.—Charles
etluson, a drummer who was brohght
tack to Minneapolis from Washing
ton, D. C.. on the charge of being
implicated in the murder of Mrs.
Frederick Price here last year, has
made a full confession to the police
and has signed a confession that he
aided Frederick Price, the woman’s
knsband. to hurl her over a cliff,
which'resulted in her meeting instant
talk.
The murder occurred the day fol
lowing Mrs. Price having received a
totter stating that she had fallen
tor to a fortune of $60,000 through
the death of a relative in the east.
Price and his wife had their lives in
frared in each other’s favor and the
husband established his right to the
fortune of the dead woman.
The confession has cleared up a
tragedy upon which the police and
relatives of the woman have been
working for more than a year and
wkich it was feared would always re
main a mystery. At the coroner’s
investigation both men testified that
!Mrs. Price had approached the edge'
of the cliff to witness the passing of
a train below and becoming dizzy had
nlnnged over the precipice. Suspi
fion centered on Ethison when lie
cashed a check which he had receiv
ed from Price, and investigation dis
closed the fact that he has been
blackmailing the guilty husband to
keep their secret.
HARVARD PROFESSORS
IN ELECTION FRAUDS.
CAMBRIDGE, Dec. 8.—Nine per
sons. mostly Harvard professors,:, and
students, were arrested hQre tdelay,
having been indicted by the grand
Jury on charges of illegal election
when they made false affidavit as to
their terms of residence in the state.
NORTHWESTERN PASSED
" JUNEAU NOON TODAY.
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The steamer Northwestern is re
ported by the Signal Corps to have
passed Juneau at noon today en
route to Cordova. The usual time
consumed by the Northwestern will
bring her into Valdez sometime Sat
urday.
The freighter Seward which is dis
charging cargo at Seward and which
carries a big shipment of coal for
the Valdez Dock «ompany, is expect
ed to reach Valdez some time tomor
row.
BRITAIN WOULD ABANDON DARDANELLES
CAMPAIGN BUT OTHER NATIONS OBJECT
PARIS, Dec. 8.—It is reported in
official circles that since the return
of Lord Kitchener from the near east
that the British government has been
trying to induce the nations to aban
don the Dardanelles and Gallipoli
campaigns, but they have refused. It
is known that Lord Kitchener has
visited France since his return from
Greece, where he went to make the
attempt to win King Constantine to
the side of the Allies, and that the
Dardanelles campaign has been the
subject of discussion between General
Joffre and Lord Kitchener. Italy
strongly opposes the Dardanelles
campaign being abandoned and it is
understood that she has offered to
send one hundred and twenty thou
sand troops to reinforce the Allies in
Gallipoli.
Teutons to Aid Bulgurs.
LONDON. Dec. 8.—Advices from
Saloniki state that Teuton troops are
being sent to reinforce the Bulgarian
army which has met with reverses in
southeastern Serbia. A strong Ger
man and Austrian force, it is stated,
|is being concentra. at Ishkip. north
|of the positions held by the Allies.
PARIS REPORTS THAT LORD KITCHENER HAS ADVISED AGAINST
CONTINUED ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE STRAITS—ITALY TO RUSH
TROOPS TO GALLIJOLI—LONDON HEARS THAT GERMANS ARE
PREPARING TO BEGIN OFFENSIVE TO BREAK THROUGH TO
FRENCH COAST—KING CONSTANTINE FEARS THAT GREECE
WILL BE ANNIHILATED IF FORCED INTO THE WAR.
Gallipoli Offensive Resumed.
LONDON, Dec. 8.—It is believed
the personal investigation of the sit
paign for possession of the straits
has not been lost. #Latest advices
from the near East state that the Al
lies have resumed offensive move
ments on Gallipoli peninsula and
against the forts of the Dardanelles.
Teutons Prepare for Offensive.
LONDON, Dec. 8.—it is believed
the Germans are soou to make an
other attempt to br?ak through the
deadlock on the western battlefront
to reach the French coast. Latest
advices from Paris state that German
troops having been massing in num
bers near Belgium and it is believed
Artoise has been selected for the at
tack. French aviators report that
many troop trains have reached the
western front during the week and
it is believed an offensive movement
is soon to begin. General Joffre is
said to have prepared for the attack
by beginning counter engagements
in northern France.
Greece Fears Annihilation.
ATHENS, Dec. 8.-—King Constan
tine asserts that he is anxious to keep
uation at the Dardanelles has con
vinced Cord Kitchener that the cam
Greece neutral and believes that once
his country is drawn into the war
that she will be annihilated. The Al
lies are pressing their demands for
permission to send troops through
Macedonia to the assistance of the
British and French troops who are
battling against an overwhelming
force in the southeastern part of Ser
bia, but Greece is held back through
fear that she would be attacked by
the Bulgarian and Teutonic nations
if the Allies demands are granted.
Bulgarians Repulsed.
LONDON, Dec. 8.—The Allies in
southeastern Serbia have defeated the
Bulgarian troops and have compelled
them to withdraw to the northward.
The British and French troops re
ceived reinforcements at the critical
stage of the battle and repulsed the
Bulgars, later compelling them to
abandon their positions.
(ioniums Ciftninaiidiiig Troops.
ATHENS, Dec. 8.—Advices from
Constantinople state that German of
ficers are leading the Turkish troops
against the British in Mesopotamia
and that the British are fleeing in
disorder down the Tigris river to the
Persian Gulf. (t is reported that
thousands of the British have been
captured and that the entire army
equipment has been abandoned in
the flight.
WILSON’S MESS AUK S»KI>S
STEEL STOCKS UPWARD.
NEW YORK. Dec. 8.—The effect
of President Wilson’s advocacy for a
greater naval and military power as
well as the establishment of a marine
merchantman service was immediate
ly noticeable in Wall Street, by a
sharp advance in the steel companies
stocks. The quotations on United
States Steel advanced to 88, a gain
of one point over the opening quota
tions of the day.
STANDARD OIL CO.
STEM SOUK
The Commuaipaw, Former German
Vessel, Hunk by Austrian Sub
marine off Tripoli Coast.
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ROME, Dec. 8.—Teutonic subma
rines are again active in the Medit
erranean sea and have destroyed two
vessels, one British and one Ameri
can. The American vessel was the
Standard Oil steamer Communipaw,
which was shelled by a submarine
flying the Austrian flag. The steam
er was sunk off the coast of Tripoli,
but the fate of several members of
the crew is unknown as one lifeboat
is missing.
Another Standard Oil steamer, the
Petrolite, which was in company with
the Communipaw, was also shelled-,
but escaped from the submarine, who
gave chase but was checked by the
appearance of an Italian destroyer.
Several of the shells hit the deck of
the Petrolite but failed to do material
damage.
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Communipaw Former German.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec... .8.—
The American steamer Communipaw
was a Standard Oil tankshlp and had
formerly been owned by German In
terest* Wore the war. Following the
outbreak of hostilities the ship was
interned in a Texas port and later
transferred to American registry. ,
Steamer Reported Safe.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8.—Standard
Oil officials here are at a loss to ac
count for the dispatches from Rome
stating that «.ne s.teamer Communipaw
had been sunk by ft *ul}*artii* off
the coast of Tripoli. They have re
ceived a cable from the ship’s com
mander announcing his arrival at
Alexandria.
AMERICANS GET CONTRACT
IN SOUTH AMERICA.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 8.—
An American contracting Arm has
been awarded the contract by the
government of Uruguay for sewerage
and water works systems in three cit
ies to cost $5,170,000.
BENI Hi FOOD
KES TOO HIGH
Scottish Workers Refuse- to Pay Hiffh
Rents Demanded by landlords
as a Result of the War.
GLASGOW, Dec. 8.—It is believed
the government will be compelled to
take cognizance of the rent strikes
which exists in this city as thousands
of tenants have refused to pay the
higher rents which are being demand
ed by the landlords since the begin
ning of the war. Similar conditions
are reported from all large cities and
laborers are threatening to engage in
a general strike if the government
permits their being evicted from their
homes.
The workers assert that although
the cost of food has increased from
25 to 40 per cent that their wages
have not kept pace with the cost
of living and say they will cause
strikes in the munition factories un
less the government restricts the
landlords in their demands. Labor
leaders assert that if the government
wishes to avoid strikes at the present
time when the nation is passing
through a crisis, that it must see to
it that prices of food and rents are
not advanced to a point which will
force men to strike.
ONLY WHEN VICTORY 18
WON WILL FRANCE QUIT.
PARIS: Premier Briand says:
France has received no peace propo
sals whatever from any source. "We
hold the view that this is no time to
discuss peace terms. The war must
go on until victory has been obtained.
"Peace suggestions are thrown out
in this city and in that. By whom is
only a matter of conjecture. They
have no useful purpose. They iead
to nothing. They cahnot lead to any
thing.
“It is common knowledge among
the Allies that Germany's resources
are decreasing and these rumors of
peace may be straws which show how
the wind is blowing in the central
empire. That 1 repeat France does
not stand for premature peace. The
French people would not accept it.
the army would not, l»*jf.0fgilt until
our objects; Wbldh' notably
the liberation of our Invaded terri
tory, comprising Alsace and Lorraine
and the smashing of German mili
tarism are attained.
"j¥e are now in the full of our
armed strength. The spirit of our
army was never higher. The nation
behind the krmy is solidly fitted for
the prosecution of our aims, and all
Frenchmen feel complete victory will
crown the efforts of our arms if only
we unfalteringly pursue our purpose.
Why, then, this talk of peace?”
LANSING’S ACTION
Ambassador llernstorlf Is Told Her
man Embassy .Attaches Have
Been too .Active in l'. S.
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WASHINGTON, I). C„ Dec. 8.—
President Wilson has emphatically
approved of Secretary Lansing's ac
tion in asking for the recall of Cap
tain Boy-Ed and Captain von Papen,
naval and military attaches to the
German embassy in Washington.
In demand to Ambassador Bern
storff’s demands as to the reasons
why the German officers were unac
ceptable to the American government,
Secretary Lansing, with the approval
of President Wilson, sent a brief note
stating that their recall was desired
because of their activities in connec
tion with the proven violations of
American neutrality.
During the trial of the Hamburg
American officials it was admitted by
Dr. Buenz, president of the company,
that the directors were acting under
instructions from Captain Boy-Ed in
chartering vessels and securing clear
ance papers for them by false repre
sentation.
Recent utterances of President
Wilson, when he declared that Amer
ica should get rid of troublesome for
eign representatives is taken to indi
cate that other officials whose names
have been mentioned in connection
with the alleged conspiracies will be
recalled.
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I'OKl) HAYS PREPAREDNEHH
SCHEME OF FINANCIERS.
Detroit: Henry Ford believes that
President Wilson’s preparedness pro
gram Is really a plan to keep the mu
nition factories busy after the Euro
pean war ends. > Shortly before leav
ing for Europe Mr. Ford expressed
himself on the national defense meas
ure as follows:
“In reality war is a device of the
big financiers, the biggest cowards in
the world. Those fellows run if you
drop a hat, but they don't care how
much the other fellow—the little
ones—flghtj or how many are killed.
It Is the little fellows who pay for
these wars, and the wars only in
crease the burden upon the little fel
low. while making the big one more
powerful and wealthier. The news
papers of the world could end the
present war in two months time if
they were not subservient to the big
fellows. Unite the newspapers of
the world in a campaign for peace,
and the men who feed the war mills
of death and the women who must
bear the burdens and the sorrows of
home will, of their own force, end
armed conflict."
PARLIAMKXTARY CLASS
AT PHOKNI.X TONIGHT.
Mrs. Lena Morrow Lewis has an
nouncer! that the class organized :'or
the study of parliamentary law will
meet this evening in the parlors of
the Phoenix hotel at 8:30 sharp. The
meeting will be for both men and
women. These meetings are not the
dry affairs which one might be led
to believe from the subject under
study as those who attended the
meeting at the City Hall Monday
evening can testify.
ANOTHER DEFECTIVE
IS ALLOWED TO DIE
Parents Believe they Showed Kind
ness by Refusing to Sign Per
mit for an 0|>eration.
CHICAGO, Decfl 8.—Chicago has
again beeu aroused over the fact that
Grace Werder, a three?days old in
fant who had been declared by a
board of physicians to be hopelessly
defective and deformed, has been al
lowed to die.
Dr, Faltermayer, who attended the
mother at the birth of the child, re
fused to perform an operation which
was necessary to prolong the life of
the infant because Chas. Warder, its
father, refused to sign a permit au
thorizing the operation.
An inquest will be held in the cor
oner's office today when the physi
cians who passed on the fate of the
child will be required to give testi
mony. The mother and father of the
child believe they have done the
greatest kindness they could do for
their child by permitting it to die.
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT
IN COMING NORTHWARD
SEATTLE, Dec. 8.—The steamer
Admiral Farragut, of the Pacific
Alaska Navigation company, sailed
last night from Valdez and other
Southeastern ...askan ports. Miss E.
Stark is a passenger for Valdez, and
E. Dreese for Latouche.
gi'IKT RESTORED ON
THE MEXICAN BORDER.
WASHINGTON,' D. C.. Dec. 8.—
Gov. lames E. Ferguson, of TbxSs,
has reported that' comparative qutet
exists along the borders of Texas and
thst conditions have steadily improv
ed since the recognition of President
Carranza by President-Wilson. It Is
reported that the rebels have evi
dently exhausted their supply of mu
nitions as the raiding parties whleh
throated trouble by crossing into
Texas and driving off stock, have dis
appeared.
ST. LOUIS WILL BE
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Democratic National Committee Se
lects City and Calls Convention
for June lii, 1916.
WASHINGTON. D C., Dec. 8.
The Democratic National committee
which met here yesterday selected
St. Louis as the city where the Demo
cratic National convention will be
held and named June 13 as the date
J. Bruce Kremer of Butte, represent
ed Alaska, as he held the proxy of
Zina R. Cheney of Juneau, Democrat
ic National committeeman for Alas
ka. The Alaska committeeman fav
ored Dallas, Texas, as the place for
holding the national convention.
The Republican National commit
tee meets here on December 14. and
will undoubtedly select Chicago as
the city where their National Con
vention will be held. It is understood
that Louis P. Shackleford, National
Committeeman for Alaska, has sent
his proxy to Wilford B. Hoggett, for
mer governor of Alaska, and has in
structed him to favor Chicago as the
convention city.
GRAND JURY BEGINS
CONSPIRACY PROBE
Federal Prosecutor Expects to Se
cure Indictments Against man)
Teutonic Conspirators.
NEW YORK. Dec. 8.—The federal
grand jury drawn to investigate the
charges of conspiracy which have re
sulted in scores of prominent Ger
man-American citizens being arrest
ed, began its labors yesterday. It is
stated by the federal prosecution that
the alleged conspiracy to bribe for
eign-born workers in munition fac
tories to engage in strikes will be the
first matter to be instigated.
The National Peace Council will
also be investigated and the officers
and many of the delegates to the con
ference recently held in San Francis
co have been summoned to tell the
grand jury what they know of the al
leged financing of the society by
Captain Boy-Ed. German naval at
tache. It is reported that the depart
ment of justice is in possession of ev
idence showing that Captain Boy-Ed,
through the peace councils, spent
{600,000 sending messages to sena
tors, members of congress and gov
ernment officials protesting against
shipments of munitions from the Uni
ted States to Europe.
The federal prosecutor expects in
dictments against the men who have
been arrested on charges of having
been implicated in the conspiracies
to destroy munition factories in the
United States and the destruction of
commerce by destroying ships carry
ing munitions and supplies for the
Allies.
Dr. Goricar’s evidence, it is under
stood, will be an important factor in
revealing the Teutonic activities in
the United States to prevent muni
tions aud supplies sent to Europe.
His confession has undoubtedly been
responsible for Secretary Lansing's
asking for the recall of the Teutonic
embassy attaches.
Rumors are current that acting on
.the advice of the attorney-general the
Providence Journal has held back
much of the information furnished
by the former Austrian counsul in
his confessions and that some sensa
tional developments are looked for
from the grand jury’s Investigations.
HAS RETIRED AFTER
53 YEARS SERVICE.
CHICAGO. Dec. 8.—After spend
lnr fifty-three years *n educational
activities, Mrs. Ella Flag Young, for
many years superintendent of the
Chicago public schools, has retired
to private ltfe. She was very popu
lar in educational circles and has
done much to improve the conditions
of teachers in American schools.
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