'-—-—--- VALDEZ, ALA8KA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1915. NO. 69.
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JUNEAU ASSURED '
OF HOI ELECTION
* Present Council Is Being Attacked
for Enforcement of the Vag
rancy Ordinance.
JUNEAU, March 24.—The munici
pal election here is developing into a
hot contest, with seventeen candi
dates in the field, including all the
members of the present council.
Many of the candidates addressed a
mass meeting last night and injected
'plenty of ginger into the campaign.
The members of the old council are
seeking vindication from the attacks
made upon them for the enforcement
of their vagrancy ordinance. Under
the ordinance, which has recently
been upheld by Judge Jennings, mett
without visible means of support are
made to keep off the streets after 11
o’clock at night. The vagrancy or
dinance is being made the principal
issue against the election of the
present council.
Emery Valentine, the Juneau polit
ical warhorse who was defeated last
* election by a narrow margin, is again
’■in the race, and it is believed he
will be among those elected. The So
cialists are fighting the ordinance and
have put a ticket of their own in the
field.
ANOTHER STEAMER
FRIES TO ESCAPE
Believed German Steamer Expected
Cruiser Eitel To Make Break
for Liberty Soon.
WASHINGTON, March 24.—Advic
es from San Juan, Porto Rico, state
that another German steamer, the
President, attempted to leave the
harbor without securing clearance
papers. The torpedo boat destroyer
Guantanamo has been ordered to Sun
Juan to assist the coast guard ship
Algonquin to prevent the German
steamers OdenwaId and President
from leaving port. It is reported
that libel proceedings will also be
started against the President.
It is believed that the German cap
tains have information that the Ger
man cruiser Eitel Fredrieh, now be
ing repaired at Newport News, will
make an attempt to escape the vig
ilance of the British and French war
ships waiting for her and that they
wished to act as transports for the
cruiser. The President has been in
the harbor since shortly after hos
tilities were declared.
SLIDE IN MINE
COSTS 56 LIVES
VANCOUVER, B. C„ March 24.—
It is now definitely known that the
slide in the Britannia mine near
here crushed the lives from fifty-six
miners. Twenty-five bodies have
been recovered and the rescue work
hJs reached a point where the in
spectors declare that there is no hope
that the other thirty-one men in the
mine escaped being crushed by the
avalanche.
LOCAL BREVITIE8.
Joe Smith is in town from EUa
mar, arriving yesterday.
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Captain W. Byers is in Valdez for
a few days from Port Wells.
William Callaghan made a round
trip to Shoup bay yesterday.
R. M. Redpath arrived from Seat
tle and is registered at the Seattle
hotel. He will leave at once for
Shoup bay to take charge of a launch
for the Seacoast Mining company.
BRITISH AVIATORS RAID GERMAN NAVAL BASE
LONDON, March 24.—Five British
aviators made a daring and success
ful raid early this morning on the
German submarine base near Hobo
ken, three miles outside the limits
of Antwerp. The aviators wer.e over
the city before being seen by the
German scouts. Three of the British
aviators engaged the German aero
planes, while the other two British
ers dropped eight bombs into the
submarine works. They report that
two submarines which were under con
struction were burned with the works
and three others damaged so ser
iously that they will be out of com
mission. The fight in the air is re
ported to have been a thrilling spec
tacle as the shells from the German
guns were bursting everywhere. All
the aviators returned safely from the
raid.
To Attack Dardanelles By Land.
ATHENS, March 24.—That the Al
lies are to attack the Dardanelles
forts by land as well as bombard
ment from the sea is evident by
troops being landed on the Gallipoli
peninsula yesterday. The transports
were convoyed by a fleet of battle
ships and torpedo boat destroyers,
and it is reported that a general at
tack by land and sea will be made
as soon as the French and British
TURKS KILLING
11GHRIS1IANS
Fifteen Thousand Have Sought Ref
uge In American Missions But
Are In Grave Danger.
PETROGRAD, March 24.—Dis
patches from Tiflis, a Russian port on
the Black Sea, states that refugees
who have sought safety in flight
from Turkey,, in Europe, say that the
Turks have broken away from all
restraint and are pillaging and mur
dering all Christians. Many villages
are reported to have been complete
ly wiped out by fire after scores of
the residents had been murdered.
Fifteen thousand Americans and
Europeans who sought safety under
protection of the American missions,
are reported to be in great danger
as the Turkish government has lost
control of the situation. Thousands
of Turks have deserted from the
army and are ravishingstlie country,
robbing and killing residents and
burning villages.
Many American missionaries in
Asia Minor have been driven from
the country and state that all Eu
ropeans are in danger of being butch
ered by the Turks.
DIVORCE SUIT
LEADS TO MURDER
Wife of St. Louis Business Man and
Her Affinity Arrested for Caus
ing His Death.
ST. LOUIS. March 24—Itichard
Randolph, a prominent business man
of this city and widely known in state
political circles, was murdered in his
office here last night. He had re
cently filed divorce proceedings
against his wife, naming a former
business associate as co-respondent.
The police have arrested Mrs. Ran
dolph and her affinity on the charge
of murder. The couple were seen to
enter Randolph’s office together and
die was never afterwards seen alive.
It is believed that Mrs. Randolph,
fearing exposure and the loss of her
husband’s wealth. Induced her lover
to kill him in the hope that It would
be believed a case of suicide.
REPORTED THAT TWO SUBMARINES WERE DESTROYED AND THREE
PUT OUT OF COMMISSION—A LUES LAND TROOPS FROM MED
ITERRANEAN AND WILL ATTACK DARDANELLES FROM LAND
AND SEA—RUSSIANS SECURED MANY GUNS IN PRZEMYSL
FORTS—TURKS IN PERSIA HAVE STARTED HOLY WAR AGAINST
CHRISTIANS AND MANY AMERICANS ARE ENDANGERED—ENG
LAND REPORTED SHORT OF AMMUNITION.
warships going to reinforce the at
tacking fleet reach the Dardanelles.
It is believed the forts must soon
fall under the combined attack as the
land forces will keep the Turks from
re-building the forts when the fleet
is forced to withdraw owing to rou§h
Weather.
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Americans In Danger.
WASHINGTON, March 24.—Official
advices have been received from the
American consul at Tiflis, on the Rus
sian Black Sea, confirming earlier re
ports concerning the Turkish upris
ing against Christians, especially at
Urumiah, Persia. The American con
sul was formerly stationed at Basta
but was forced to seek safety in Tif
lis. He states that Raghib Bey, form
er Turkish consul at Basta, is at the
head of a force of seven thousand
Askaris and is reported to have led
an uprising against the American mis
sion.
British Short of Ammunition.
LONDON, March 24.—It is believed
that the British army is short of am
munition and is being seriously hand
icapped in its operations. Thousands
of men who were sent to the front
in Prance have been returned to
England but no explanation has been
offered except that they were not re
quired before the beginning of the
WILL FAVOR ALASKANS ON
RAILROAD CONSTROCTION
COMMISSIONER EDES SAYS THOU SANDS OF APPLICATIONS HAVE
BEEN RECEIVED FROM OUTSIDERS BUT THAT ALASKANS
WILL BE GIVEN WORK IF THEY MAKE APPLICATION.
SEATTLE, March 24.—The noon
edition of the Seattle Times prints
a message from its Washington cor
respondent saying that Commission
er Edes, of the Alaska engineering
commission, has announced that Alas
kans will be employed almost exclu
sively on the construction and op
eration of the government railroad in
Alaska.
He is reported to have stated that
several thousand applications had
been received for positions on the
staff front all parts of America, in
cluding the Panama Canal zone, but
that few outsiders would be ent
ployed. The commission believes that
I he pioneers of Alaska should be giv
en first opportunity of securing work
on the railroad if they so desire.
The Department, of Interior approv
es of the system adopted by a num
ber of Alaskan coast towns where
registers arc kept for signatures of
Alaskans desiring work on the rail
road construction and the class of
work for which the men are best fit
ted. It is asserted that the lists will
enable the commission to deal with
the matter intelligently by knowing
in advance the class and number of
Alaskans desiring employment.
It is announced that the members
of the engineering commission will
leave for the Pacific coast shortly
after the return of Secretary Pane
from San Francisco. Most of the
supplies for the government's opera
tions in Alaska will be purchased in
Seattle and it is predicted that con
st ruction work will be under way ear
ly in June on a railroad to one of
the coal fields.
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AMERICAN LINER
SINKING AT SEA
Passengers and Crew Taken From
Steamer Denver In Middle of
Atlantic Ocean.
NEW YORK, March 24.—The Amer
ican passenger steamer Denver has
been reported by wireless to be sink
ing about thirteen hundred miles out
from this port. The message failed
to state the cause of the disaster but
announced that all the passengers and
crew had been safely transferred to
other vessels which had answered her
distress signals.
The Denver is a passenger liner
running beetween New York and Liv
erpool and carries a crew of seven
ty. Her gross tonnage was 4,549 tons
with 6,200 indicated horse power. She
is a comparatively new steel hull,
having been in service about ten
years, and has been in demand since
the withdrawal of the larger liners
owing to the danger of German sub
marines.
Jack Clayworth and J. Norris left
this morning for Fairbanks over the
government wagon road with a dou
ble-ender.
GERMAN S1EAMER
SEEN LIBELLED
American Destroyers Are Guarding
Odenwald, Which Attempted
To Run From Porto Rico.
WASHINGTON, March 24.—Attor
ney General Gregory has Issued or
ders libeling the German steamer
Odenwald, which attempted to leave
Porto Rico last Sunday without clear
ance papers, but was stopped by the
guns of the fort guarding the em
trance to the harbor.
The master of the Odenwald may
be criminally prosecuted for attempt
ed violation of the American neutral
ity laws as he had shipped a cargo
of coal and supplies for one of the
German raiders of commerce. Two
American torpedo boat destroyers
have been ordered to guard the Od
enwald to keep her from making an
other attempt to escape.
Count von Bernstorff, German am
bassador at Washington, has taken
the matter up with Secretary Bryan
to urge leniency In the case of the
Odenwald’s commander, who, if con
victed, would be liable to three years
Imprisonment and a heavy fine as
sessed against the steamer.
spring campaign. It Is known, how
ever, that Lord Kitchener is demand
ing immediate shipment of more am
munition to France.
Prince Is Decorated.
BERLIN, March 24.—Emperor Wil
helm has ordered Prince Eitel-Fred
erick, his second son, to take com
mand of the campaign on the west
ern front and has decorated him with
the order of "Pour le Merite.” The
prince is 32 years old and has dis
tinguished himself as a strategist dur
ing the present war.
Repairing Austrian Guns.
PETROGRAD, March _Twenty
four hundre^ cannon were captured
uy the Russians when the Przemysl
forts surrendered and the guns are
being repaired for use by the Rus
sians. Austrian prisoners have declar
ed that the garrison subsisted for
the last several days on rats and con
sidered them a delicacy after the
horse meat had been exhausted.
Delay Galician Campaign.
It is announced by the Russian
war office that the offensive cam
paign against Cracow will be delay
ed temporarily owing to the heavy
fighting in north Poland. Advices
from Grodno state that the Russians
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FEDERAL AGENT
HIES ENO STRIKE
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President of Longshoremen’s Union
Will Investigate Cause of the
Strike In Vancouver.
SEATTLE, March 24—Rowland Ma
hany, representative of the Depart
ment of Labor, arrived here this
morning from Washington and is
conferring with President O’Connor,
of the Longshoremen’s union, in an
attempt to end the strike.
It is announced that O’Connor will
go to Vancouver, B. C„ where the
strike originated, as the members
of the local union have refused to
handle any freight shipped to or from j
that port. Mahany stated that he
hoped to prevail upon the Longshore
men's union to return lo work pend
ing the settlement of the strike.
SEATTLE, March 24 It is report-|
ed this afternoon that the confer-!
once between President O’Connor, of j
the Longshoremen’s union, and Ro w-i
land Mahany, of the Department of j
Labor, iias been successful and that
(he strike has been called off. The
men will return to work tomorrow
morning, pending a settlement.
Officials of Terre Haute Arrested for
Attempting To Bribe Govern
ment Witnesses.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind„ March 24.—
The sheriff, city judge, street inspec
tor and several other officials of
Terre Haute have been indicted and
arrested for tampering with govern
ment witnesses in the election fraud
cases against Mayor Roberts and oth
ers.
The federal prosecutor charges the
officials with having offered the wit
nesses money and other inducements
to testify falsely In favor of the
accused. The number of citizens
who have confessed to selling their
votes has now reached several hun
dred and two men have testified that
they were paid for ringing up thirty
five hundred repeaters on the voting
machines.
JOBLESS WARNED
Seattle Chamber of Commerce Per
forms Good Service In Telling
About Conditions.
SEATTLE, March 24.—The Alaska
bureau of the Seattle Chamber of
Commerce has issued a statement
warning unemployed men and women
against going to Alaska unless they
have jobs awaiting them or have
business in the north.
The circular states that, the de
velopment of the country will be
slow even after the government be
gins construction work on the rail
roads and that conditions will be hard
for men without means. Men who
have not sufficient funds to main
tain them for one year and bring
them back to the states should not
take chances in Alaska.
Persons who are unable to endure
the hardships of frontier life and per
form heavy labor if necessary are
told that, they should keep away from
the north as they will be unable to
secure employment and must become
burdens to their friends. Idle and un
employed men are reported to have
flocked north already to the extent
that many of them are on the verge
of starvation and may possibly have
to be sent out of the country.
IS t SUICIDE
Captain Edwards Disappeared From
Boat of Lake Washington, Leav
ing His Coat and Hat.
SEATTLE, March 24.—Captain J.
Edwards, a veteran Alaskan, is be
lieved to have committed suicide in
Lake Washington last Sunday even
ing. His coat and hat have been
found in a sail boat which he hired
Sunday, saying that he expected to
be out for several hours. Letters in
the coat pockets indicate that it. is
that of Edwards and the owners of
the boat have given a description that
tallies with that of the missing Alas
kan.
Edwards’ friends refuse to believe
that he is a suicide and are hopeful
that he landed somewhere and per
mitted the boat to drift away. They
state that tie was wealthy and had
no troubles so far as his most in
timate friends knew. He has ex
tensive mining interests in the Candle
district in Alaska, being one of the
pioneers of the district.
SEES RAILWAYS
FROM _ALL POINTS
SEATTLE, March 24.—Delegate
Wickersham, of Alaska, will leave for
Juneau on the Northwestern tonight.
He will visit Juneau for a time and
will attempt to secure territorial laws
in line with his school measure pass
ed by the last session of congress,
ed by the last session of congress:
The delegate says that the people
of Alaska need not worry over rail
road routes. He said that before the
present administration passes out of
power it will not be a question of one
railroad, but that a whole railroad
system, developing practically every
section of Alaska, will be completed
or in process of construction. He
said that there will be no tightening
of the government purse strings so
far as Alaska development is con
cerned. but that the money to com
plete the system will be forthcom
-1ng as fast as it will be needed.
Henry Deyo, Boyd Leady, Sam
Mandel will leave in the morning for
the Ramsay-Rutherford property.