VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ. ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH *4, 1918 - NUMBER 51
WILL COMMANDEER
DUTCH VESSELS
Allies Will Force Hollander’s Hand
in Regard to Shipping Now in
Allied Ports
LONDON, March 14.—Because of
the long delay and importance for
immediate action in the negotiations
with Holland over the use of Dutch
vessels in allied ports, and the slow
ness of the Dutch government to act
in this respect, the United States and
Great Britain have reached an agree
ment to end negotiations and seize
all such vessels next week for use by
the allies.
This will give the allies over a mil
lion tons available for immediate use.
i'LOl'DIU'RHT SWEEPS TOWNS
IN NEW YORK STATE
ROCHESTER. N. Y.. March 14.—
A cloudburst this morning swept the
Canisteo Valley in southern New
York, doing great damage to factor
ies and towns on the river. The Can
isteo is located in Steuben county,
named after the famous revolution
ary general.
GRAND DI KE MICHAEL
SENT INTO EXILE
PETROGRAD, March 14.—Grand
Duke Michael has been exiled and sent
to Perm on account of his alleged
connection in an attempt to restore
monarchial rule in Russia, according
to a dispatch received here today.
Perm is a province in eastern Russia
about 125,000 square miles, on the
Karma river.
GERMANS OCCUPY FINLAND
PETROGRAD, March 14.—Strong
German detachments today occupied
Abo, a strong seaport town on the
west coast of Finland at the entrance
to the Gulf of Bothnia, near Helsing
fors, the capital Immediately upon
landing troops in Abo a strong force
was dispatched into interior Finland.
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ISJNCUSTODV
Arrested by Deputy Marshal Feaster
oil Suspicion of Complicity in
Deatli of Rose Selberg
Advices received by the Marshal’s
office here today state that Deputy
Marshal Feaster, of Chitina, arrived
at McCarthy today having in custody
one Connie Fhimizu, a Jap, whom he
arrested at Strelna on suspicion of
having been implicated in the murder
of Rose Selberg, a woman of the un
derworld, who was found dead in her
cabin at McCarthy last Saturday.
ANCHORAGE MAN IS
HELD TO GRAND JURY
A. D. Sweet, a resident of Anchor
age, has been arrested at Anchorage
charged with a crime against na
ture. At h hearing before Commission
er David yesterday he was bound ov
er to the grand Jury.
FOOD IN DANGER
OF GOING TO WASTE
WASHINGTON: Great quantities
of foodstuffs will go to waste in
Northwestern states unless immediate
steps are taken by the railroad ad
ministration to furnish cars so they
can be transported to markets, accord
ing to a telegram read in the senate
from producers in Idaho and Wash
ington.
Senator Borah, of Idaho, said he
had received a large number of tele
grams declaring it 1b impossible to
transport thousand* of carload* of
apples and potatoes to markets. Sen
ators Poindexter and Jones of Wash
ington. said that they also had re
ceived many similar telegrams from
the Yakima valley. The senators de
clared tfcag' had Ufcen.tbft question up
with Fo<*4 A4fltful«tjr%*pr Hoover and.
Railroad Dfr •**?«■ MoA4pp. both of.
whom had promised to see that im
mediate relief was furinshed.
Form 1002- P. M. G. O.
Local Board No. 14, City of Valdez,
Valdez, Alas'ca.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
TO REGISTRANTS
Under Jurisdiction of this ljocal
Hoard whose Order Numbers are be
tween No. lx and No. 23, inclusive
There has this day been mailed to
you a questionnaire which yau are re
quired by law to execute and return
within seven days from date hereof.
Failure to do so constitutes a mis
demeanor punishable by not to exceed
one year’s imprisonment: and such
failure may also deprive you of valu
able rights and result in your imme
diate induction into military service
and trial by court-martial.
Date, March 13th.
JAMES H. PATTERSON.
Member of Local Board.
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PLOTTED TO
rnmrn
Germany Would Wrest Canada from
England and Return Prisoners
of War Via Vladivostok
SAN FRANCISCO, March 14.—
Plans were revealed in the Hindu
trial progressing here whereby the
German government had planned to
wrest Canada from England and
schemed to return her prisoners of
war in Russia by way of Vladivostok
to Canada.
NO (ME ON
WESTEfflt FRONT
Armies on Both Sides Tuned l'|» to
.
Highest Piteli—Airmen Busy
Taking Photographs
BRITISH FRONT, March 14.—
While this has been another ideal day
of lighting weather hut little change
is noticed in the situation on the west
ern front. The British and^ German
military machines are tuned up to the
highest pitch, and are awaiting the
signal to send them crashing against
each other in a Titan conflict.
In the meanwhile the artillery is
pounding away at the enemy trenches
in thunderous duels, and the airmen
are darting hither and thither busily
photographing positions, bombing
trenches, taking maps and acting as
the eyes for their respective armies.
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SEATTLE FISH PRICES
SEATTLE, Mar. 14.—Seattle price
at noon March thirteenth. Halibut,
fifteen and one-eighth cents; sable
fish, seven and one-half cents; ling
cod, five cents.
SEATTLE, Mar. 14.—Seattle prices
at noon, march fourteenth. Halibut,
fourteen and three-fourths cents;
ling and red cod, four and one-half
cents.
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AMERICAN RAINBOW TROOPS
DEFEAT GERMAN REGIMENTS
PARIS, March 14.—Gen. Pershing
reported today that the American
troops who defeated the Germans
March 5 were from the Forty-second
Rainbow Division.
RAILWAY LAWYER DEAD
PORTLAND, March 14.—W. W.
Cotton, the noted railway lawyer and
general counsel for Oregon and Wash
ington died here today.
BRITISH TROOPS ADVANCE
LONDON, March 14.—Attacking
over an 11 mile front on the coaatal
sector of Palestine, the British troops,
advanced three miles according to a
statement Issued bf the war office.
D. P. and Mrs. Cook left on the
steamship Northwester* for Cordova.
ErjlD!#e% BerSA w»d lacker arsiv
ed from the Interior last evening.
“OLD CONTEMPTIBLES” RETURN TO LONDON
Officers of the first seven divisions of the ltr.i-li •srnij that entered me
war In France, called by themselves the “Old Contemptlbles," were given a
great reception In London when they returned from prison camps In Germany.
GERMANS TAKE i
W OF ODESSA1
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Principal Russian I’ort on Itlaek Sea j
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in Hands of Teutonic Invaders—
Iteport Verified
BERLIN, March 14.—-The war of
fice announces that German troops en
tered the city of Odessa this mornirtg
with no resistance on the part of the
inhabitants. Odessa is a city of 600,
000 population and is the principal
shipping port for the southern pro
vinces. It is the base of the Black Sea
fleet, and a military port of consider
able magnitude.
DANIELS OPPOSED
TO DEATH PENALTY
WASHINGTON: Recommendations
by Major General Charles G. Treat,
commanding the Thirty-seventh Na
tional Guard Division, that the death
penalty be imposed to check deser
tions and to bring soldiers to a reali
zation of the gravity of that offense;
have beeu disapproved by Secretary i
Baker. General Treet based his rec- j
ommendation on the number of de-!
sertions from his command, compos-(
ed entirely of Ohio troops and sta
tioned at Camp Sheridan, Montgom
ery, Ala.
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BRITISH TAKE PRISONERS
LONDON, March 14.—British raid
ers brought back a number of prison
ers from the Gefman lines near Epehy
southwest of Cambrai, according to
an official statement made today. The
Germans were also repulsed in a
heavy attack in the Ypres sector.
Parties having a piano they desire
to rent should call up the Prospector.
GERMAN PEACE
M0YE DANGEROUS
Allied Rowers Believe Teutons Will
Refuse to Give up Holdings in
the Far Hast
WASHINGTON. D. C., Mar. 14.—
The new German peace move in the
far east is most dangerous to the se
curity of the world, and will foist
German militarism upon a vast num
ber of independent nations, according
to a belief expressed here today by
prominent oflclals. These o fid ala be
lieve that Germany will refuse to re
lease any of the territory In the fa?
east sh» has fastened her tentacles
upon, and It is said, will willingly ab
rogate her Interests In the west to re*
tfty the vast amount of plnadsr se
cured thru, the Rnsslsn <»U«RU
It Is suited, here that a RwealUoo,
to allow Germany full sway In Russia
Mill receive, a stetner silence than any
terms hitherto proposed.
OPPOSE PEACE
Ambassador brands Wires liussian
Minister is Against Treating
Witli German b’oe
WASHINGTON. I). C., Mar. 14.—
Ambassador Francis wired the de
partment of state today from Volog
da, that the indications were that
Minister Trotzky would oppose the
ratification of peace by the Soviet
congress on Germany’s terms.
GOTHAM MAN TAKES
OVER COFEE DISTRIBUTION
WASHINGTON: George W. Law
rence, president of the New York Cof
fee and Sugar Exchange, was put in
charge by the good administration of
the distribution of all coffee in the
United States. He will s^e that im
ports are apportioned properly among
the trade. .
NINETEEN VESSELS SUNK
LONDON, March 14.—Nineteen
British vessels including one fishing
boat were sunk by British submarines
during the week ending at midnight
last night, the admiralty reports.
MRS. GARFIELD DEAD
LOS ANGELES, March 14.—Mrs.
James A. Garfield, wife of the Repub
lican president, died here this morn
ing. She had been ailing for some
time.
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RAHJJNGLAND
Enemy l'lanes Fly Over Northeast
Coast of Britain and Kill and
Wound Many Persons
LONDON, March 14.—German air
ships again raided the English coast
last night killing five and injuring
nine. This is the fourth raid within
the past two weeks.
The machines came in from the east
shortly after dark and circled over
the northeast part of England for
some time before being driven off by
allied planes.
GERMAN PLANES INFERIOR
TO U. S. MACHINES
WASHINGTON: Captured German
airplanes brought to this country for
'study by aviation experts revealed
that the Germans are using materials
very inferior to the standards set for
American plane* and apparently are
very short of spruce and Uaen.
i ..I >'UH lupmiv
1 the Westber* will leave tomorrow
don LaodtocJ;. there he If employed
Mr. westbm* reports that thin vicinr
lty has suffered from much bed wear
ther the past wlntsr.
HERE'S SOMETHING
TO LOSE SLEEP OVER
OLYMPIA: Although the average
layman may not know anything about
It and perhaps he cares less, there is
in fact at this time a shortage of dice
in this country. Traveling men are
continually seeking to buy up all the
small merchants have on hand but
they racely succeed, as most of the
small dealers like to hold enough in
stock to supply their regular trade.
Just what causes the shortage of dice
is not explained except that perhaps
most of them were made in Europe
before the war and as a result few
are being shipped these days. It is
also stated that the gathering of the
soldiers in the numerous cantonments
has increased the demand for the
“bones,” as they are known officially
in “crap shooting” circles.
NO ARRANGEMENTS
MADE WITH JAPAN
Foreign Minister Says That United
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States has Not Granted Permis
sion to Seize Kamchatka
TOKIO, Marcli 14.— M. Montouo,
foreign minister, when asked by the
budget committee if the United States
had arranged to take over Kamchat
ka replied:
“The transfer of Kamchatka pen
insula has not been recognized as a
fact by the United States govern
ment.”
LENKOOT CANDIDATE
WASHINGTON: Representative Ir
vine L. Lenroot, republican of Wis
consin, today authorized the filing of
his nomination papers as candidate
for the United States Senate to suc
ceed Paul Hustlng, who died last Oc
tober. He announced the sole issue
would be loyalty to the government.
STRIKE DANGER PASSED
BOSTON: Danger of a strike by em
ployes of the Boston Elevated Rail
way. which has been planned for to
night was believed today to be over
as a result of an agreement reached
by representatives of both sides last
night. The 8,500 carmen demanded a
wage increase of four cents an hour
and it was reported that a two-cent
increase would be granted at once
with provision for a further raise lat
er.
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Valuable Furniture and Paintings Be
ing Carted out of Homes of Rich
and Sold on Streets >
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PETROGRAD. March 14.—Van
dals are raiding the government of
fices and homes of the aristocracy to
day, stealing valuable furniture and
rare paintings, carrying them into
the streets where they are sold to
the first bidder. The government is so
occupied with the peace trms and the
Siberian situation that it has no time
to interfere with the looters.
PERSHING SENDS IN
LIST OF CASUALTIES
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Mar. 14.—
General Pershing's casualty list today
gives a list of 70 names, including
4 killed in action.
RAILROAD CONTROL BILL
GOES TO PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Mar. 14.—
The House passed the railroad control
bill today and it is now in the hands
of the President.
RUSSIAN STEAMER SEIZE?
IN PORT OF SEATTLE
SEATTLE, March 14.—Wh«» Eve
Bolshevlkl erew of the, Russian' steam
ship Toula mutinied today while load
ing the Teasel in Seattle harbor for
Vladivostok, the fnftpd. Statga, *osr»
ernment seised the Tassel and placed
% oaxaJ. guard, la chars* at the. shift
Ann Broken and Shrapnel Wounds
Him in Leg, But Condition not
Serious is Report
NEW YORK, March 14.—Captaiu
Archie Roosevelt was severely wound
ed in a recent engagement in France,
according to a telegram received by
Col. Roosevelt from his son, Theo
dore, Jr., who said;
"Archie wounded by shrapnel
slightly in leg; arm broken, but not
| badly, in no danger.”
Young Roosevelt recently received
a medal from the French government
for bravery in action.
FARM HANDS WILL
RE GIVEN FlRI.OtGH
OLYMPIA: It is announced by Gov
i ernor Lister in reply to the numer
| ous Inquiries from local boards, that
( where farm hands are actually engag
ed in helping put in the crops and
jthey are subject to the next draft,
:that lie will recommend to the pro
1 vost marshal general that they be giv
en a furlough until May 15. This will,
i in event his plea is granted, insure
! the men continuing their work until
I the crops are in the ground.
Ml NATIONS WORKS IIOMIIED
LONDON', March 14.— British air
planes dropped ten tons of bombs up
on tlie munition works and barracks
at Freiburg. Germany, Wednesday,
according to an official dispatch re
ceived here today.
SPANISH AMBASSADOR DEAD
LONDON, March 14.—Marquis del
Murci, Spanish ambassador to France,
is dead at Biarritz.
BOYLES CHARGED
EMBEZZLEMENT
Former Member Signal Corps Held
at Anchorage for Alleged Mis
appropriation Funds
I'. T. Hoyles, formerly a member
of the local signal corps oilice force,
and who left here about two years
ago to engage in telegraph and tele
phone construction work on the line
of the new government railroad at
Anchorage, and who was some time
since appointed superintendent of
construction, has been arrested at An
chorage on the charge of embezzling
government funds. It is alleged that
Boyles has appropriated to his own
use $4,700 Qf the funds of the com
mission, and he is being held in cus
tody awaiting a preliminary hearing
in the Commissioner’s Court at that
place.
CARS MAY BE FORCED
TO REDUCE STOPS
WASHINGTON.: Coincident with
the fuel administration’s considera
tion of plans to reduce the number
of stops by city and interurban trol
ley cars as a coal saving measure
traffic experts have estimated that
skip stops on every street railroad in
the country, together with coasting
of cars, would save between four and
five million tons of coal a year.
It takes half a pound of coal for
the extra power required every time
an electric car starts.
The fuel administration has beeu
considering an order limiting alL
street cars everywhere to eight stops
to the mile.
WILL INCREASE MEAT
EXPORTS TO THE ALLIED
WASHINGTON. D. C., Mar. 14.
Meat exports to the allies will be In
creased fifty per cent, and perhapsr
doubled shortly. This Is rendered pos
sible thru the great saving of meat.
Iron theobservancs of meatless metis
and meatless days in this country. Ac
cording to Administrator Hoover sev
eral. hundred million pounds have
chNfiOk WtA ft* %rmy use by the ac
quiescence of the people in the admin
istrator's rulings.