- " ~ VALDEZ, ALASKA MONDAY, JULY 30, 1917 NUMBER 167
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RUSSIANS RETIRING
BEFORE TEUTONS
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WAR OFFICE REPORTS
DRIVEN OVER BORDER
Announced Officially Today tiiat Ia»st
of Russian Army Has Been Driven
Out of Galician Territory by the
Victorious Germans.
BERLIN, July 30.—The Russian
troops are still retreating, having
been driven out of Galicia and across
the border into Russia, at Husiatik.
This removes the battle line from Ga
lician territoryand into Russia. It is
stated by the war office that the Rus
sians are putting up a feeble resis
tence.
CHICAGO SWITCHMEN GO
BACK TO WORK TODAY
CHICAGO, July SO. — Striking
switchmen returned to work today,
havttfg dropped the close shop issue.
NO MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS
OF ARRIVAL OK TROOPS
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 30.—
It was announced today that the an
nouncement of the arrival of troops
at the French front would be forbid
den.
GERMANS AGAIN
RED CROSS HOSPITAL HIT;
^ SEVERAL NURSES KILLED
German Airplanes Make Second Raid
Within Twenty-four Hours on the
French Capital—Eour Killed by
Fragments of Bombs.
PARIS, July 30.—The second raid
Ly German airplanes took place to
day when several German machines
dropped bombs upon this city. The
Red Cross Hospital here was hit by
fragments of a bomb, and two doctors
and a chemist and also one nurse at
work in the base were killed, and sev
eral persons injured. The airplanes
were driven off by French planes,
which went aloft to meet the invad
ers.
BUNCH GOES
TO CAPITAL
TO PROTEST AGAINST
TAKING OVER ALASKA SHIPS
John H. Bunch, General Freight and
Passenger Agent of the Alaska S.
S. Co., Goes to Washington to Pro
test Commandeering Vessels.
SEATTLE, Wash, July 30.—John
H. Bunch, general freight and pas
senger agent for the Alaska Steam
ship Company, running a line of
boats to the North, left Saturday for
Washington, D. C., to interview the
President, and protest against the
^.government’s commandeering the
vessels of the Alaska Steamship Co.,
as provided by an act recently pass
ed by Congress.
It is stated by officials of the com
pany that the taking over of any ves
sels of their fleet would ifrork a great
hardship on residents of Alaska, who
are dependent on these boats for sup
plies and mining materials, and that
if Alaska is not served with the ves
sels it needs mining and other indus
tries in the territory would be com
pelled to shut down.
PARTY LEAVES FOR
INTERIOR PLEASURE TRIP
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Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Martin. Mr. and
Mrs. Willard Scott. Mrs. Wesley J.
Billings, and Miss May Billings left
this morning with two autos for a
pleasure trip over the trail. The
party will visit Chitina, and return
ing go as far out the trail as con
venient. and possibly thru to Fair
banks. They will camp out along the
way and visit points of interest along
the trail, returning in about two
weeks. Miss Marjorie Reiman will
join the party in her auto at Camp
Comfort, and make the trip with
them.
ROMANOFF AGAIN BREAKS
•lAlli AT SEIjDOVIA
United States Marshal Brenne
man's office received word today that
Romanoff, who was confined, in the
jail at Seldovia for rape, had again
escaped from custody. The prisoner
recently escaper from jail at Seward,
stealing a boat on Turnagain Arm,
and making his way down the coast,
but was recaptured. This is his sec
ond jail break in the past month.
SPOKANE MAX INVENTS
SUB CHASING TORPEDO
The invention of a Spokane man
may contribute to beat the subma
rine.
A plan to solve the menace of the
U-boat has been worked out by A.
G. Stahl, a mining engineer, living
at E1018 Augusta avenue, and sub
mitted to the navy department.
Mr. Stahl’s plan provides for
'charging an electro-magnet inside a
torpedo after it has been launched at
a submarine. It will then be at
tracted to the undersea boat and ex
ploded. The charge would he com
municated by means of wires, after
the torpedo had gone more than half
way on its ourney, to prevent it be
ing returned to the vessel from which
| it was launched.
Every U-noat can he destroyed Dy
the same instrument of destruction
which it uses, the torpedo.” said Mr.
! Stahl.
“The lifting or drawing power of
a large electric magnet is well
known, and I presume it is well
known that U-boats are surfaced with
steel and that water is a first class
conductor of electricty.
“I propose to send a torpedo after
the U-boat, and after the torpedo has
gone beyond the central point be
| tween the two boats, charge an elec
tric magnet inside it. Then there
would be no way for it to go except
straight to the submarine.
“The torpedoes are self-propelling
and with a coil of small wire run
ning from the ship to the torpedo.
The magnet could be charged after
it got beyond the center point be
tween the two boats.
KxperimentMl in Alaska
“The size of the magnet and oth
er details will have to be worked out
by the government engineers. I have
experimented with models in Valdez
Bay, Alaska, where I have spent
most of my time in mining enter
prises for several years.
"For my experiences I used the
magnet of a magneto, charging it
from a power plant, and found that
when a missile sent to reach a steel
object got a few feet beyond the cen
ter point and the current was turn
ed on, it never failed to reach its
goal.”—Spokane Review.
SECY MEYER
* VALDEZ
ENTERTAINED LAVISHLY
BY CITIZENS OE VALDEZ
i'roraineot Officials Investigating Al
aska Pass Thru on Steamer Evans
—Entertained at Tillikum Club
And Taken Out the Trail.
Assistant Secretary Meyer of the
Interior Department and party spent
a few hours in Valdez yesterday ev
ening while the steamer Evans was
in port. They proceeded on the
steamer to Anchorage, but it is the
intention of Mr. Meyer to return to
Valdez and go from here by automo
bile to Fairbanks and back by way
of Ohitina and the Copper River rail
road to Cordova.
Mr. Meyer came here to see as
much of Alaska as possible and he
has no intention of seeing the whole
thing by intermittant glances through
a steamer port hole while sitting out
a hand in a poker game, like sundry
statesmen and tourists who have
"done” the country in the past. He
possesses a remarkable amount of in
formation about Alaska obtained by
reading and knows the general fea
tures of the map as well as anybody,
but candidly states that he has added
to his store of knowledge since he
crossed the Alaskan boundary and
has revised his ideas considerably.
The Evans came in at 8:30 p. in.,
and a crowd was on the dock, togeth
er with most of the autos in town,
it having been announced that the of
ficial party numbered more than
twenty, the intention being to take
them out on the government road,
the party numbers only five, includ
ing one lady, so the four men were
taken by members of the local com
mittee of reception in autos about
seven miles out the road. The visitors
were astonished at the quality of the
road, having been suspicious of the
statement that it was a real auto
road. Mr. Meyer commented that it
was as good as the ordinary country
road in the States.
After returning from the auto trip
the party was taken to the Tillikum
Club, where many callers met them.
Mr. Meyer and his associates will
spend a week or more around An
chorage and the government railroad,
probably visiting the line as far as
work has been done, going to Tal
keetna or beyond. They will go to
the Chicaloon coal fields, and return
from Anchorage by boat and rail to
Seward over that division of the rail
road.
On account of the numerous calls
at canneries the Evans came in later
than she was expected after she pass
ed Juneau. Mr. Meyer says he thinks
he is an expert now on salmon can
ning. The steamer also spent a day
at Controller Bay, where she dis
charged rails for the Clark-Davis
railroad.
1 The party is composed of Herbert
j a. Meyer, Assistant Secretary of the
Interior, Edward F. Wendt, engineer
of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion. A. D. Sheperd. « railroad official
I of San Francisco, Mrs. Sheperd, and
I H. F. Austin of Washington, D. C.
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GREAT BRITAIN WANTS
NO PEACE BY AGREEMENT
Proves With Indisputable Clearness
That Sucli Peace Would Mean En
slavement by Germany—France Is
Equally Insistent.
LONDON, July 30.—The British
Chancellor today summoned the
newspaper men of the empire to
gether to debate important war ques
tions. In the course of his remarks
he stated that the recent speech of
Lloyd George, proved with indisput
able clearness that Great Britain
does not desire any peace brought i
about by agreement, as this would'
only enslave the nations of the world j
under the yoke of German militarism.
The Chancellor stated that France!
was equally insistent that the war.
be carried on to a victorious conclu-l
sion.
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ANCHORAGE NEWS ITEMS
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The Bank of Anchorage is exhibit
ing a gold brick weighing 133.36 j
ounces and containing $2600 worth
of pure gold, which was brought in |
by William Martin and credited to
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him. The brick is about two by four
by one inch, and is a sample of the1
metal being taken from the Martin i
mine in the Willow creek district.
The brick will be sent to the mint!
direct by the bank.
Extensive improvements are being
made to the marine ways plant, in-1
eluding the erection of additional |
buildings and the installation of1
more machinery. The old housing ofl
the barge Sperm is being used to
make the new buildings and a wood j
working plant will be installed in j
one. Electrically driven lathes, drill
press and power saw are among the|
added pieces of equipment.
Reverend George Jahn Zinn, mini-t
ster in charge of the Episcopal cliur-1
ches in Valdez and Seward, was a!
roundtrip passenger on the Admiral
Watson which was in port yesterday. I
James E. Wilson, road commis
sioner, who has been here for several,
weeks, left on the Admiral Watson]
last night for Valdez. He wilj return
shortly, but during his absence the
road work in this vicinity will be in;
charge of Commissioner A. A. Shon-^
beck.
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Hand Meeting Tonight
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The Moose Band will meet tonight
in Moose Hall for practice. Several
pieces of new music was received on
the Steamer Evans.
Mr. Meyer hat administrative
charge of the government railroar
under Secretary Lane, who is now
devoting most of his time to war
problems as a member of the advis
ory military council. Mr. Meyer says
Washington is boiling with war ac
tivity and excitement. He says also
that labor troubles are causing the
government much anxiety, the situa
tion at Seattle being particularly cri
tical and annoying.
HEAVY BAIL HOLDS ANTI-DRAFT ANARCHISTS
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Photo by American Press Association.
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berltman, the two moat notorious anarchists in America, are seen here after
their arrest Because they couldn’t get $25,000 each to cover their bail they went to Jail In New York.
NEW NAVAL TRAINING
STATION AT SEATTLE
Young men of Alaska who may be
considering entering some branch of
military service will be interested to
know that a training station has just
been established on the grounds of
attle for the purpose of giving a
course of training to the naval milit
ia divisions being formed In the Pa
cific Northwest. The naval militia is
an organization of civilians who have
a preference for sea duty. Members
of the naval militia are not subject to
draft. After completing the course of
training they will enter the navy ser
vice filling the same positions and
perform the same duties as officers
and men of the regular navy. At the
end of the war they will be returned
home and allowed to resume their
civilian occupations.
Naval officers consider the site at
the University of Washington ideal
for training purposes. The location is
on Lake Washington, which is now
accessible from the sea for vessels of
all kinds. The lake gives opportunity
for all kinds of boat drill, swimming
exercises, hydroplane instruction, etc.
The location is sightly, w'ell drain
ed, provided with pure water, rail,
street car and water transportation,
complete electric light system, etc.
Application for enlistment should
be made to Commander Miller Free
man, Naval Militia Headquarters,
Smith Building. Seattle.
FINE GIRL BORN TO
MR. AND MRS. STRICKNER
Mr. and Mrs. George Strickner
are receiving the congratulations of
their friends over the arrival of a
fine baby girl yesterday morning.
Mrs. Strickner is doing well and
while George is somewhat shaky yet
he is able to be out and receive the
good wishes of his many friends. Dr.
J. A. Silverman was the attending
physician.
EVANS ARRIVES AND
SAILS T<> WESTWARD
The steamship Admiral Evans ar
rived from the south last evening
with a large cargo of freight and the
following passengers: D. M. Mc
Guire. Victor Close. Rose Johnson.
Mrs. Bertha King, Louis McCallum,
and two third cabin passengers. Her
passengers to the westward were
Mrs. Baker. V. Susan. James J. Bet
ties, C. VV. Harrington. Rad Tuson.
It. G. Shaw, C. E. Hooker and wife,
IT. S. Deputy Marshal Casler.
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1 PROMINENT RAILWAY MAN
DIES HEART FAILURE
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SEATTLE. July 30.—Otis Sprague
agent for the Transcontinental Lines
Passenger Association, was found
dead at his desk at the King street
station this morning. His death was
caused by heart failure.
FROST IN WASHINGTON
KILLS GROWING CROPS
SPOKANE. July 30.—A heavy
frost killed much garden truck and
some spring wheat and corn here last
night. A week ago the mercury at
this place registered over one hun
dred degrees above zero.
DESERTERS BEING EXECUTED
BY RUSSIAN COMMANDERS
LONDON, July 30.—The corres
pondent of the London Times, who
is at the Galician front says that the
officers in command are having de
serters and mutineers execute:K by
the wholesale. Several thousand have
so far been shot or hung.
MAIL LEAVES FOR
INTERIOR WEDNESDAY
The mail for Willow Creek will
leave Wednesday, July 1, for Interior
points. Olaf Olesen is the driver.
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Stop Building Zepiielins
LONDON, July 30.—It is reported
in an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Lauscanne that no more Zep
pelins are being constructed at Fried
richshafen. Thousands of workmen
who hitherto have been employed in
building airships are now said to be
engaged in the construction of a large
number of airplanes.
The Moose Band received a large
lot of new music on the steamer Ad
miral Evans.
MGMERS
ONE OF GREATEST SINCE
BEGINNING OF THE WAR
Big Guns Roar on Western Front All
Day and Far Into Night—Repre
sents Highest Degree of Intensity
of Massed Effect.
BERLIN. July 30.—The artillery
duel which raged all day yesterday
on the Flanders front, and far into
the night, according to officers of the
general staff represents in intensity
the highest degee of massed effect,
and is one of the greatest artillery
battles since the wai^ Both sides
are serving the big guns as fast as
the ammunition can be brought for
ward to the front.
ELEVEN PERISH IN
BRITISH COLUMBIA EIRE
FERNIE, B. C„ July 30.—Eleven
men perished and a number are miss
ing as a result of a forest fire which
swept the Spruce River valley, fifteen
miles northeast of here Saturday af
ternoon. The fire swept over the val
ley so swiftly that the men were un
able to escape.
MEN DISTRIBUTED TO
BARNS OF COMPANY
Strikebreakers Steal March ou Em
ployes and Take Curs Out of Rams
About Two O’clock this Morning—
No Violence Reported.
SEATTLE, July 30.—Three street
cars on the Stone & Webster system
of the Seattle street railways operat
ed this morning the strikebreakers
stealing a march on the striking em
ployes, and using the cars to distrib
ute strikebreakers to the various
barns of the company where the men
are being housed. It is stated that a
resumption of service will occur to
morrow when strikebreakers will en
deavor to taks cars out over the vari
ous lines in the city.
WOUNDED IN BATTLE
IN EASTERN GALICIA
Vera ButehkureiT and Marya Skryd
loff, Commanders of Russian Wo
men's Regiment, Eight Against
Regiment of German Women.
PETROGRAD. July JO—When tho
Russian Command of Death, compos
ed of Russian women who had lost a.
son. brother, father, or relative in
the present war, went into action
against the Germans at Smorgen, in
Western Russia, they captured a
number of German women, fighting
in the ranks of the enemy. This was
the first intimation that Germauy is
also employing women as soldiers.
Ten wounded women from the Rus
sian battalion arrived at Petrograd
today, leaving their commanders,
Vera Butchkaroft and Marya Skryd
loff, a daughter of Admiral Skrydloff,
Minister of Marine, in the hospital
at Vitesk, seriously wounded. Tho
women’s battalion was forced to re
tire in their first engagement with*
the enemy. __V