VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1017 ; M'MHKK 121
SAYS PEOPLE
MUST AWAKEN
AM \Zi:i> AT A PATH A
OK THK ( ITIZKNS
General Pershing, in Address Refore
Red < I'oss Asserts People Must
Awaken In Their Responsibilities
—American Kimlen Heavy.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., May 26.—
General Pershing, in an address be
fore the American Red Cross yester
day. urged that the people of the Uni
ted States awaken to the responsib
ility before them. He stated that in
Texas recently lie was amazed at the
apathy of the people, and their fail
ure to grasp the meaning of Ameri
ca's entrance into the war. He assert
ed that the burden of the United
Slates in this war would be a heavy
one. and that the people must arouse
themselves to meet the responsibil
ities thrust upon them.
TO RECONSTRUCT .
RUSSIAN ARMY
PROVISIONAL MI.NISTKR
SAVS RUSSIA WILL STICK
Wires to the French Premier that
Army will l*e Reconstructed an<l
that Russia will Stand by the En
tente Allies.
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PETROG RAD. May L’t>.—Foreign
Ministt^T Tereschtenko lias wired to
Premier^ Ribot of France a promise
that the Russian army will he speed
ily reconstructed and that Russia will
continue to fight with the Allied pow
ers untill the end of the war. The
message followed almost immediately
upon the receipt of the message of
the French Premier setting forth the
aims of the Entente powers and deny
ing that conquest was the object of
the war.
FORTUNE WING
HEREJR GIRL
SAYS A SAN FRAN< ISO
DISPATCH TO THE STAR
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Miss Amelia Monroe, a Frisco Mten-j
ographer (jets Word that Her Fath-j
er is Waiting'at Valdez with a For-j
tune for Her.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 2 6.—From
stenographer to $150,000 heiress over
night is the experience of Miss Amelia
Munroe in fate's elevator here.
The long arm of romance has;
reached down from far Alaska to
claim this 17-year-old girl who be
came separated from her father, now
a wealthy miniug man. when she was
but 3 years old.
Before going North to a fortune,
Munroe was getting on indifferently
in San Francisco. His babe was left
with the mother, who lost her life
during the San Francisco fire of 1906.
Since then the girl Amelia has lived
with her grandmother, making her
way durng the past two years as a
stenographer at a meagre salary.
Recently her father sent his broth
er, Jim Monroe, here to seek the
l girl. The search ended the other day
4 vhen her uncle met Amelia on the
street.
“Jim’s girl-” he shouted. "You’re
the image of your father. I'd know
you anywhere. Your father is wait
ing for you at Valdez. You're to have
650,000 cash and mining properties
worth $100,000.
When the ice goes out. Amelia is
going north to daddy's love and gold.
-Seattle Star
Baseball game tomorrow afternoon.
SENATOR HUE
DIES AT CAPITAL
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NK.NATK ADJOURNS IN
RKSI’KC T TO MKMORY
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Senator from Oregon Die* from Itlood
Clot a* a Re*nlt of Overwork—
liodt he Shipped to Oregon for In
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terment.
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WASHINGTON'. C). C\. May 26.—
Senator Harry Lane, of Oregon, died
here vesterdtyv from a blood clot, re
sulting from nervous breakdown due
to overwork. Senator Lane was horn
in Oregon in 1855. He graduated
front the Willamette University In
Salem. Oregon, in 1876, and practic
ed medicine at Portland for a num
ber of years. He was elected to the
United States senate in IS 12 for the
term ending in 1919.
THREE MILLION
TONS BEEN SUNK
BY GERMAN SUBMARINES
DIKING FAST TWO YEARS
Debate in House of Deputies Brings
Out Figures Showiug Enormous
Foss of Shipping—Sinking Now on
the Decline.
PARIS. May 26.—In a debate in
the Chamber of Deputies yesterday
figures were produced showing that
no less than three million tons of
shipping had been sunk by German
submarines during the past two
years. Figures were also produced
showing that the amount of tonnage
destroyed by the submarines had pass
ed the maximum and that during the
past two weeks had steadily declin
ed because of the more efficient pat
rol due to the addition of the Ameri
can Destroyer tleet.
GERMANY KNEW
WON PLANS
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ADVISED OF SAILING
OF DESTROYER FLOTILLA
Admiral Minims Wires from London
has Positive Information that Ger
mans Knew Movement of Fleet and
Mined Entrance to,Queenstown.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 26.—
Admiral Simms, commanding the
American destroyer flotilla, now in
European waters, cables from Lon
don that he has positive information
that the Germans had reliable infor
mation of the leaving of the American
squadron four days prior to their ar
rival tn Europe, and that on May 16
they extensively mined the entrance
of Queenstown harbor in the hope of
sinking the American vessels on their
arrival. Secretary of Navy Daniels is
withholding all details of the move
ments of the American warships and
thus checkmating Germany. The Ad
ministration is anxious to emphasize
the necessity of absolute secrecy re
garding the movements of troops and
| ships, and to show to the people the
i extensive ramification of the German
| spy system in the United States.
i CANADA PASSES LAW TO
PROHIBIT MEN LEAVING
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OTTAWA. May 26,-^The Canadian
j Parliament today passed a law. which
| will become at once effective prohib
iting men between the ages of'eigh
j teen and thirty-five from leaving the
country to avoid conscription.
Foe Rent
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| We rent houses and cabins fur
■ n is bed. §5 and up. Alaska Iuv. Co. 2t
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DROP GOLF STICKS FOR THE HOE
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Photo by American Press Association
The members of the Ihinwoodle Country dub. near Yonkers, N, Y., are now
cuitirarhm their spare acres to Increase the nation’s food supply.
ITALIAN ADVANCE
STILL GONTINUtS
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PISH BACK AUSTRIAN'S
ALL ALONG Wli>K FRONT
Army Cnder General Cadorna Con
tinues to Advance Literally Sweep
ing the Austrian Defense Aside—
Austrians Ia»se Heavily.
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HOME. May 26.—The Italian of
fensive under General Cadorna con- j
tinues successfully, the Italians lit
erally blasting their way through the!
Austrian lines and making extensive
gains along the entire from from Cas
tagauvizza to the sea. The Austrians
have lost heavily, in killed, wounded
and prisoners, and the victorious
Italian army is sweeping forward, lit
erally hammering the Austrians back
and sweeping aside all opposition.
AMBULANCES
WILL GO 'IN) CHANCE
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 26.—
Three thousand ambulances and sev
en thousand doctors and drivers will
be sent to France as soon as trans
portation can be obtained, it was an
il nnounced by the Council or National
Defense this afternoon. The first unit
22 ambulances of 70 men, will start
within three weeks. In adition, six
medical units totalling about 1.000
medical men will be sent to England.
MARINE INSURANCE
RATES ARE LOWERED
Favorable Reports from liondon De
cidedly Lower Insurance Rates
NEW YORK, May 26.—Favorable
reports received from London regard
ing the great failing off of sinkings
.by German submarines has had the
[effect of materially lowering marine
i insurance rates. Brokers here today
have announced a considerable drop
in rates, and the indications that a
still further define will be announc
ed within a day or two.
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES
RED CROSS WEEK
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 26 -
President Wilson, seeking to aid in
raising of a fund of $100,000,000 for
the American Red Cross, has named
the week ending June 25 as Red
Cross Week. During that period a de
termined effort will be made to se
cure sufficient contributions to the
fund to bring it up to the required
amount.
Baseball game tomorrow afternoon.
MY RILLED
KANSAS CYCLONE
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HINRRKOS OK HtTLRIXGS
WRKCKKR BY THK STORM
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I'rarie.s Littered for Miles with Wreck* i
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age from Destroyed Buildings—,
Storm Came VYitliout the Slightest'
Warning. Regular Kansas Twister.
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WICHITA. Kas., May 21». A tor-'
r.ado. a typical Kansas twister, struck I
this district yesterday afternoon with
out the slightest warning. Hundreds;
of buildings were wrecked and the
prairie was strewn with the wreckage
tor utiles. Reports received from
tile stricken districts give tile list of
killed at thirty and the number of
injured runs into scores. The prop
erty damage will run into hundreds
of thousands of dollars.
WHOI.K I'OI'I/LATION
OK CITY IS KXILKR
AMSTERDAM, May 26.—The Han-1
delsblad says today that the Germans
liave forced the civilian evacuation
of the Belgian city of Menin. The pop
ulation of the town amounted to
twenty thousand people and every
one of them has been driven out. The
reason is not given but it is assum
ed that the drastic proceedings .was
taken for military proceedings which j
are not clear, if it was not to com-'
pel the citizens to work for German
support.
REPORTS FROM BERLIN
CONFIRM EXPULSION JEWS
After Being Robbed Jews ure Expell
ed from Jaffa by Turks
COPENHAGEN, May 26 —Advices
received here today from Berlin con
firm the report of the Turkish expul
sion of eight thousand Jews from
Jaffa. The utmost cruelty was prac
ticed upon the unoffending people,
who were driven from their homes
after being robbed of everything, and
they are now on the verge of starva
tion.
ANOTHER BIG TANKER
SUNK BY SUBMARINE
PHILADELPHIA, May 26.—The
big oil tank steamship British Sun,
5.600 tons, has been torpedoed and
sunk in the Mediterranean, accord
ing to dispatches received in tills city
today by the Sun Oil Company. Cap
tain Carey and crew of forty men,
'all Britisli subjects, have been saved.
Baseball game tomorrow afternoon.
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MANY SUBMARINES
| SUNK BY ALLIES
YWEN'TY-EIGHT SI NK
MI KING I’.VST WEEK
Inofficial Reports at Washington
Slate not New Inventions hut Get
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ter Organization Kesponsihle for
j f Increase in Captures.
j WASHINGTON, D. May 2<i. —
j It is unofficially reported here that
{during the past week the Entente Al
lies have sunk twenty-eight German
and Austrian submarines. This re
sult has been obtained not by means
of new inventions by by .better or
ganization of the patrol fleet and the
addition of the American destroyer
flotilla to the Entente fleet.
ALASKA MINER
KILLS HIMSELF
ISES REVOLVER EAT.XLLV
ABOARD INDIANAPOLIS !
XX’hilr En Route from Seattle to Ta
roma Joseph Hunter Shoots Him
self ami Roily Drops Overboard—
Has not Iteen Recovered
SEATTLE. May 26.- Joseph Hun
ter. seventy-six years of age. a re
tired Alaskan miner from the Tolo
vana country, committed suicide yes
terday while aboard the steamer In
dianapolis. and while that vessel was
en route from this city to Tacoma.
Hunter shot himself with a heavy re
volver, and his body went overboard.
Despite every effort, the body was not
recovered. Failing health is said to
have been the cause of Hunter's rash
act.
BALFOUR LEWES
BRITISH COMMISSION
HAVE COMPLETED XVORK
Are now in Caanda En Route Home—
Six XX'eeks Conference Certain to
Effect History of XVorld—Both
Sides have Better Perspective.
WASHINGTON, D. (’., May 26.
Foreign Secretary Balfour atj/1 ■ the
other members of the Brillih com
mission are now in Canada en route
home. The six weeks Conference be
tween the Entente commissioners and
the officials of the army and govern
ment is certain to effect the world s
history, and has resulted in the com
plete confidence, sympathy and ef
fective co-operation between the Uni
ted States and the Allies. The Ad
ministration is gratified by the tact
and .consideration displayed by the
British commissioners, and it is as
serted that both sides now have a
better perspective of the German
plans for a great central empire.
These plans were discussed at length
as were also the plans for the com
plete restoration of Rumania, Serbia
and Montenegro as independent gov
ernments.
CROWDER HOLDS THAT
EVERYONE MIST REGISTER
WASHfrJGTON. D. C.. May 26.—
Judge Advocate General Crowder to
day announced that everyone, con
victs and alien enemies, must reg
ister under the Conscription Act.
While these will not be conscripted,
Crowder maintains that the hill calls
forfevery resident of the country be
tvreen the stated ages must register,
and that the provision covers even
I those who .)y the law are exempt
jtrom conscription.
TRADING WITH
ENEMY BILL
is INTRORCCKD RA
CHAIRMAN ADAMsoN
I’rovides Heavy Penalties for Citizens
Selling to or Transporting Koi/tl
stnfls or Munitions to the Enemies
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of the Country.
WASHINGTON, I) C.. .May
Chairman Adamson, of the House in
terstate Commerce Commission, todtfy
introduced in the House the Admin,
istration “Trading with the Enemy"
Bill, providing severe penalties for
persons selling to or transporting for
Hie benefit of the enemes of the C:.i
te*f States any articles of food, nutr
itions. fuel or other merchandise
NOTED PUGILIST
HAD ENLISTED IN
C. S. AVIATION CORPS
I.es Durey Dies At Memphis—Gibbon
Says Australian Died i>[ Itruken
Heart IJeeause of Unfair Treatment
of Press ami I'ublir.
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. May 26.— i.es
Darcy, the noted Australian pugilist,
died here yesterday from pneumonia.
Darcy came to the United States sev^
oral months ago. and recently took
out his first citizenship -papers and
then enlisted in they aviation corps.
Says Unfairly Treated
LOS ANGELEi/ May 26.—Mike
Gibbon, now undisputed middle
weight champion of the world, in an
intervew this morning declares that
I.es Darcy, whose death occurred yes
terday at Memphis, died of a broken
heart. He asserts that Darcy was most
unfairly treated by the American
press and people, having been dub
bed a slacker, and barred from the ;
ring by Governor Whitman, of New
York. He says Darcy was a game
sport, and that his taking out of
citizenship papers and enlistment in
the U. S. aviation corps demonstrat
ed that he was not afraid to do his
bit for his adopted country.
FflEMlir
FURTHER GAINS
TWO GERMAN COUNTER
CHARGES ARE REPULSED,.
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Official French Bulletin States that
Further Gains are Made JL:|»on the
Champagne Front—150 German
Prisoners Taken.
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PARfS. May 26.—On official bulle
tin issued by the war office this af
ternoon states that the French army
has made further progress on the
Champagne front. Last night the Ger
mans made two heavy attacks, but
were repulsed with heavy losses. The
French captured 150 prisoners.
ALLIES ASSURED RUSSIA
WILL NOT SLACKEN EFFORTS
PETROGRAD. Majjf26.—The Rus
sion provisional government has said
to the Russian representatives in the
entente allied countries that the
change in government in Russia can
not efford a pretext for any slacken
ing on the part of Russia in the com
mon struggle ot all the entente allies
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Alaslta Due/tills Evening
The steamship Alaska is scheduled
to arrive here from the westward
about 6 o'clock this' evening. From
Cordova the Alaska will take the out
side route to Seattle.
Basebalfgatne tomorrow a ft ernoo u.