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. VOLUME 13 VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 22, 1815 NUMBER 156.
HAND OF GREECE
Mhy Constantine Refuses to be
Moved by Threats of Allies or
Uribes of Territory.
LONDON, Oct. 22.—London news
papers are disclaiming the report sent
from Athens that Great Britain is
bidding for the active support of the
army of Greece and had offered
King Constantine the island of Cy
prus as bribe, in addition to territo
rial concessions in Asia Minor.
It is admitted, however, by officials
la close touch with the foreign office,
that the Allies are exerting pressure
to force Greece to show her hand, and
King Constantine has been accused of
double-dealing and treachery.
* Greece is blamed for Bulgaria be
ing drawn into the war as King Con
stantine refused to agree to a trade
of possessions which would enable
the ret^fi of that part of Macedonia
to Bulgaria, ceded to Greece after
the Balkan war of 1912 by the Buch
arest treaty.
The Allies have threatened to bom
bard the coast cities of Greece unless
her armies actively engage on the side
of the Allies in preventing the Teu
tons reaching Constantinople. King
Constantine has informed the British
diplomats that no treaty exists be
tween Greece and the Teutonic allies
which calls for the entrance of
Greece Into the war, unless his coun
try is invaded.
W HOCUSED
Turkish Ambassador to Washington
Says Russians and Not Turks
Responsible for Massacre.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.—Abdul
n«t Hussein Bey, first secretary of
the Turkish embassy here, states that
he has received advices from Ambas
sador A. Rustem Bey, who is now in
Omstantinople leave of absence, in
which he charges that the Russians
were rSjgpoBsible for most of the Ar
menian WFocities which have shocked
the civilized world.
Ambassador Rustem Bey declaies
that the Russians pierced the cheeks
of the Armenian infants in order to
prevent them from nursing and that
•they burned hundreds of aged men
and women at the stake. The young
girls were sold to the highest bidders
asd when unattractive females failed
to find buyers they were put to death
with the aged women.
The Turkish ambassador asserts
that he has been co-operating with
Ambassador Morgenthau, representa
tives of the United States at Constan
tinople, and that their information
comes from most reliable sources.
©ERMA NY WILL PAY
FOR THE SVEIN JARL.
BERLIN: The Norwegian govern
ment answering the German note re
garding the sinking of the Norwegian
steamship Sverein Jarl by a German
submarine, says that it accents with
satisfaction the German offer of in
demnity for the loss of the vessel.
The Svein Jarl was sunk on July
9, twelve members of her crew being
drowned. According to a dispatch
from Christiania last month, Gertnary
notified the Norwegian government
that she could not recognize any re
sponsibility for the sinking of the
steamer as she was not provided with
any signs showing that it was a neu
tral ship. However, as twe've of the
crew had perished and in order to
show a ^friendly disposition toward’
Worway, the dispatch added, Germany
agreed to make reparation for the
damage done and asked Norway to
nominate an expert who, with a Ger
man expert, would fix the amount of
damages.
W. J. Boland, who was in Valdez
attending the district court in connec
tion with the Seward townsite case,
passed through this morning on the
Admiral Evans for Seattle.
FUTURE OF GRANITE
STRIKING RICH ORE AT LOWER LEVEL
Supt. R. W. Millard, of the Granite
mine on Hobo Bay, returned to Val
dez this morning on the Admiral
Evans, bringing the welcome news
that the Granite lead had been struck
in the upraise at the 350 foot level
and that the lead carries its size and
the ore is the richest ever taken from
the mine.
It has been rumored around town
for several days that the ore had been
struck in the upraise, but Senator B.
F. Millard, president of the Granite
Gold Mining company, refused to ver
ify this report until he had received
the news direct from Supt. Millard.
The finding of the ore at the great
determines for all time the fact that
the Granite lead does go down and
carries its rich values, and has set at
rest all doubt as to the future of the
property.
During the past year a working
tunnel of eight hundred feet was run
to tap the ore at a great depth but
owing to the pitch of the ore body
having varied from where the surveys
SUPT. R. W. MILLARD CONFIRMS REPORT THAT RICH ORE HAS
BEEN TAPPED IN UPRAISE AT *50-FOOT LEVEL AND FUTURE
OF MINE IS ESTABLISHED BEYOND A DOUBT—SPECIMENS OF
QUARTZ SHOW FREE GOLD AND CARRY SPLENDID VALUES—
MINE IS WELL EQUIPPED WITH MACHINERY FOR ECONOMICAL
MINING AND REDUCTION OF ORES.
were made nearer the surface the
rich ore was not encountered. A
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crosscut of three hundred feet was
run and picked up the lead, which
was found to have changed from 28
to 25 degrees, making the distance
nearly fifty feet^ farther than indicat
ed by the surveys.
Supt. Millard brought a number of
samples or ore from the mine with
nuggets sticking all over them, and it
is safe to say that the stock of the
Granite mine is due for a rapid ad
vance in price.
i The credit of developing the Gran
ite mine from a prospect to a mine
with sufficient ore in sight to keep the
mill grinding for many months is en
tirely due to Senator B. F. Millard
and Supt. R. W. Millard. They have
been untiring in their efforts to make
the property a producer which would
justify their faith in it when they be
gan work on it nearly three years ago.
"The Granite is splendidly equipped
with machinery and has one of the
most modern and up to date mining
plants in Alaska. It is equipped with
a seven-foot Lane mill, a ten-stamp
Hanby mill of 1260 pound stamps,
two crushers, set of rolls, three tables
and all necessary machinery for re
ducing the ores and saving the values.
The power plant of the Granite
mine is located on Hobo Bay, consist
ing of two 80-borsepower oil burn
ers and one 180-horsepower engines,
one 150-horsepower generator, three
oil tanks having a capacity of 1200
barrels of fuel oil and all necessary
equipment for supplying light and
power for the big mine.
The power house is equipped with
a 660 foot compressor and a 100
horsepower motor. In the mill each
stamp, crusher and table has its in
dividual motor which serves to reduce
the cost of operation and works for
greater efficiency.
The tapping of the ore in the up
raise will mean that the ores can now
be economically "handled and trans
ported to the mill and will at the same
time eleminate the cost of pumping,
as the water is drained from the
workings through the lower tunnel.
EDISON TALKS ACROSS
CONTINENT WITH HOME.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22:—Thom
as A. Edison, the noted inventor,
who is visiting the exposition, has
shaken hands with hundreds of thou
sands of visitors to the fair grounds,
and is proving an attraction of which
the directors are proud. For the first
time in his life Mr. Edison yesterday
telephoned across the continent to his
home in East (grange, New Jersey, us
ing a sound amplifier, as he is deaf.
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IHE EAST
San Francisco Murderess Feared that
Husband would Learn of Her
Relations with Victim.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22.—Detec
tives who have been investigating
the confession of Mrs. Mary Tamlass,
who murdered a cripple and secreted
the body in her home, have discovered
positive evidence in the form of let
ters which prove that the woman
lured the man across the continent
in order to secure love letters which
she had written to him prior to her
marriage.
Detective* believe the killing was
one of the most cold-blooded murders
ever perpetrated on the Pacific coast.
They have discovered letters, in the
dead man’s .room showing that the
woman had written to him to come
to the coaBt as she was unhappy with
her husband and offering to renew il
licit relations with her crippled lover,
who was then living in the East.
The police believe that Mrs. Ta
miass fearing that her love letters
would reach her husband, had lured
her old lover to her side In the hope
of securing the letters from him, and
that when he refused to part with
them the woman murdered him, be
ieving that the letters which threat
ened her happiness were carried on
his person.
WILL RIJN TUNNEL OX
SULPHIDE GULCH CLAIM.
Chas. Whalen has been awarded
the contract for running a tunnel of
one hundred feet on the Peabody
Alaska Copper company's property on
Sulphide gulch. He has engaged the
men who will help him and the sup
plies will be sent out to the claims
tomorrow. Capt. Peabody went out
side on one of the last boats to ar
range for machinery for the prop
erty.
A. Pearson, of Hope, Alaska, was
a' passenger on the Admiral Evans
en route to the states . where he will
purchase a stamp, mill to be Installed
on his property near Hope next
spring. He reports that the mine
has developed very, favorably and
promises to become a good producer,
GERMANS EXECUTE ENGUSH
WOMAN FOR CONSPIRACY
NURSE WHO HAP ATTEMPTED TO AID PRISONERS TO ESCAPE
FROM GERMANS SHOT, DESPITE THE PLEADINGS OF THE RUL
ERS OF NECTRAp NATIONS TO KAISER TO SHOW MERCY
TWO OTHER WOMEN CONCERNED IN CONSPIRACY PARDONED
—BRITISH PRESS CHARACTERISES EXECUTION AS DAMNABLE
MURDER AND IS URGING RETALIATION.
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LONDON, Oct. 22.—A tremendous
wave ol Indignation is sweeping over
Ore.at Britain over the execution of
Elizabeth Cavili, an English nurse in
Brussels, yesterday, after the kaiser
, had refused to listen to pleas ft>r leni
jency from President Wilson, Pope
i Benedict of Rome, and King Alphon
iso of Spain.
Nurse Cavili, and several other
j women were arrested and found guil
I ty of having assisted a number of
English prisoners to escape. They
were, sentenced to be executed, but
the kaiser pardoned all but- the En
glish woman who was shot.
The British press characterizes the
I execution ad a damnable murder and j
| is urging retalltary measures against i
German prisoners held in England
The secretary of the American le
gation visited the German governor
at paldnight and pleaded for the life
pf the English woman, but in vain, as
were the pleadings of the executives
of the neutral nations.
Two Were Pardoned.
MADRID, Oct. 22.—Emperor Wil
liam of Germany has notified King
Alphonso that he has pardoned Coun
ter* Belville and Madame Thulier, the
other women concerned in the con
spiracy with Elizabeth Cavill, an En
glish nurse to enable prisoners to es
cape from the Germans in Belgium.
Both Countess Belville and Madame
ThuHer had been sentenced to be
shot but their executions were de
layed through the pleadings of the
rulers of the neutral nations.
GREECE 10 FIGHT
0 0 if
Allies Pear Attack from Greek Army
Against Army Invading Bulga
ria from Salonika.
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LONDON, Oct. 22.—It is reported
i in official circles here that King Con
stantine of Greece, has refused the of- '
fer of Cyprus island and Isia Minor ‘
concessions to declare war against
the Teutons, and in favor of the Al
lies.
It 1b Relieved that the Allies will
now force Greece to participate in the
war or demobilize her troops^as they
are a menace to the Allied army op
erating against Bulgaria from the j
south. Greece now has more than '
500,000 men under arms and should
they join the Teutons the Allies
would he forced to retreat to the
coast where they would be protected
by the fleet in the Gulf of Salonika.
It is reported that a large fleet has
been fj^ered to assemble ready to
bomb^ji the coast cities of Gjrqpce
shoultf'jClng Constantine fall to ac
cede to the demands of the Allies.
British, diplomats believe that
Greece wljljoin the Teutons and that
she will bj|<(in the struggle with the
rest of the Balkan states before the
close of the week.
BLUE
Believe that High Prices Realized at
Government Auction will Stim
ulate Fur Market.
I
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 22.—Despite the*
fact that the fur markets of the Uni
ted States have been depressed by the
European war the government sale
of Alaskan furs held here yesterday |
proved that good furs are still in de
mand and good prices were realized |
for all classes of furs. j
A new record for blue fox pelts
was established when five hundred
and thirteen pelts were sold at an |
average qyice of $114. White fox
pelts brought an average price of
$24 each.
The sale was attended by many
European buyers who were responsi
ble for the high prices paid for the
blue fox pelts as that fur is meeting
with favor in London and Paris.
The high prices realized by the
government auction sale, it is believ
ed, will have a beneficial effect on the
markets and prices are expected to
advance to their former quotations
before the wgr.
Get a can of Melba Peaches FREE
it S. Blum & Company’s store. tf.
MARIPOSA FREIGHT BEING
RETURNED TO SEATTLE.
SEATTLE, Oct. 22.—The officials
of the Alaska Steamship company re
port that good progress is being made
In taking the cargo from the wreck
of the steamer Mariposa and that the
cargo will all be returned to Seattle.
The first shipment from the hold of
the Mariposa was brought to Seattle
yesterday on the little steamer North
Star, constBting of five'hundred tons
of general merchandise, mostly can
ned goods.
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BE SEN! FORWARD
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Ambassador Morgenthau Says Condi
tions Among Armenians Is Ap
palling and Help is Urged.
NEW YORK, Oct. 22.—The Amer
ican committee on Atrocities in Ar
menia, with offices on Fifth avenue,
report that subscriptions are pouring
In from all parts of the country and
that $100,000 has been received. The
largest contribution was from the
Rockefeller Foundation, which sent a
check for $35,000 to the fund.
In reply to a dispatch sent by the
committee to United States Ambassa
dor Henry Morgenthau. at Constanti
nople, inquiring whether he could ad
vantageously use $50,000 or $100,000
in relieving the distress of the Arme
nians who hare been driven from
their homes, the ambassador states
that $100,000 can be used advanta
geously at the present time but that
it will not. suffice to meet the enor
mous demands, as suffering and mis
ery is widespread.
Ambassador Morgenthau has also
wired personal friends that condi
tions among the Armenian refugees
are appalling and imploring them to
exert efforts toward raising a large
fund which would be distributed
through the American missionaries
at Konitsa, Adana, Tarsus and thru
the American consul at Aleppo.
BELIEVES ANCHORAGE
BE WHOLESALE CENTER.
H. P. Fowler, president of the Pa
cific Grocery company, of Everett,
Wash., and Anchorage, was a passen
ger on the Admiral Evans this morn
ing for Seattle. He has spent several
months In Anchorage and believes
that the new town id destined to be
come the wholesale headquarters for
Interior Alaska when the government
railroad has been completed to the in
terior.
Mr. Fowler will return on the next
trip of the Evans, bringing shipments
of six hundred tons of general mer
chandise for Anchorage, haring se
cured freight space several weeks ago
for delivery before the close of navi
gation on the Inlet.
Subscribe for .he Prospector,
BRITISH LASSES
AT LAOS HEAVY
German Officers Declare that British
Troops Showed Remarkable He
roism in Charges.
BERLIN, Oct. 22.—Advices from
the western battle front state that tho
losses sustained by the British forces
in the recent attack against the Ger
man positions at Loos must have to
taled one hundred and ninety thou
sand, men, as desperate and repeated
charges were made against the Ger
man trenches.
German officers, who were inclined
to regard the British troops as poor
fighters have admitted their error and
are unstinted in their praise of the re
markable bravery displayed by the
British in their charges against the
German wall.
The battle raged for several days
and regiment after regiment of the
British were thrown against the Ger
man fortified position but were re
pulsed with tremendous losses. It is
declared that the hillside was thickly
dotted with the fallen but that the
British refused to recognize defeat
until killed or captured after gaining
the German trenches.
It is reported that several hundred
British troops refused to surrender
when cut off from their command and
the German officers had no option but
to order a continuance of the firing
until all were killed or wounded.
American Physician Returns Home
After Year Spent with Austrian
Army in Alps Mountains.
NEW YORK, Oct. 22.—Dr. Oliver,
of Washington, who has returned
from Europe where he spent a year
as a staff surgeon with the Austrian
army in the Tyrol, declares that the
Austrian and Italian armies cannot
hold out much longer In the moun
ains and will have to abandon the po
sitions held by them during the sum
mer months at great cost of life.
The physician states that the Aus
trian soldiers are living in caves
which they have blasted out in the
sides of the mountains, but that their
positions are extremely precarious,
owing to the snowslides which occur
after every heavy fall of snow on the
mountains higher up. The soldiers
are without fuel of any sort and all
provisions and munitions must be car
ried up the mountain on the men’s
backs as no pack animals could scale
the cliffs.
Dr. Oliver states that the position
of the Austrian army with which he
was connected was such that ten
men plentifully supplied with ammu
nition could have kept back a regi
ment.
GERMANS CUT OFF
Belgian Passports.
vpnv. Oft. *•>.—R’nre <ha
beginning of the c'*nor,w rm ve-no-t
of the Allies on the v«stern bnttla
front the Belgian Ue’icf Fund agents
have experienced greater trouble
than at any other previous time. The
Germans have temporari'v snsne^ded
all Belgian passports and travel in
the stricken land Is practically at a
standstill.
To keep track of the passports the
German administration in Belgium
assigned 25,000 sold’ers to. the task
but the beginning of the Allies drive
caused the soldiers to be withdrawn
and sent to the front.
The German administration has
adopted a system of taxation for all
offenses in Belgiuijn. and. It Is being
rigidly enforced. The mayor of a
Belgian village was fined. $600 be
cause he had failed:.'to report to the>
German authorities the arrival of a
carrier pigeon.
John Johnson returned on the Ad
miral Evans from Anchorage.