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VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31. 1917 NUMRER 194
STANDARD SHIP
COMMISSIONED
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First of Many Vessels Bnllt to Pattern
to Replace Submarine lx>sses
Been launched
LONDON, Aug. 31.—The first of
many hundred government standard
ized merchant steamships being built
to replace the tonnage lost through
submarine activities has been com
missioned, it was announced here to
day. England has been losing from
twenty to thirty vessels per week by
submarines and is now atetmpting to
standardize her vessels and build
them faster than the subs can sink
them.
STRIKE UNREST IN
GERMANY' SPREADS
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 31.—The Lo
kal Anzeiger states that several hun
dred workmen employed in Krupp’s
Magdeburg plant have gone on strike
owing to the arrest of one of their
leaders. The workmen, sending a de
putation to the deputy commander
in-chief asking him to release the
leader, were informed that the man
under arrest was suspected of high
treason because he had distributed
handbills inciting workers to a gen
eral strike.
Trouble at Essen
LONDON, Aug. 31.—A strike of
workers in the Essen and Dusseldorf
districts is threatened, according to
dispatches from Amsterdam to the
Exchange Telegraph Company. The
workers demanded ten pounds of po
tatoes weekly. The war food depart
ment has declared that It is impos
sible to give the workers more than
eight pounds of potatoes during the
next twenty weeks.
Agitation favoring a strike in the
Rhine provinces is increasing daily,
according to dispatches.
No School Monday
There will be no school Monday,
as it is a national holiday.
WHEAT PRICE FIXED
AT $2.20 PER BUSHEL
CHICAGO, Aug. 31.—Commission
er Garfield today fixed the price of
wheat at $2.20 per bushel for the
*• present year’s crop.
PEOFtEMPI
UKHMmS
Officials of People’s Council of Ameri
ca Run Out of Wisconsin City
By Angry Citizens
HUDSON, Aug. 31.—With cries of
‘“Get a Rope,” “Get Tar and Feath
ers” and “Hang Him,” citizens of
Hudson ran secretary Lochner and
several subordinate officials who had
come to the state to arrange a meet
ing of the People’s Council of Ameri
ca out of town last night.
Secretary Lochner stated today
that a meeting of the People’s Coun
cil would probably be held in Mil
waukee in the near future.
Robert Weber and Mrs. Weber will
leave on the steamship Northwestern
for Seattle and the States, where they
will spend the winter, returning in
the spring. Mr. and Mrs. Weber will
buy a car upon arriving in Seattle
and will make a tour of the coast
states.
WIFE OF MONTANA
SENATOR IS DEAD
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 31.—
Mrs. Walsh, wife of Senator Thomas
J. Walsh of Montana, died yesterday
at Baltimore.
Notice to the Public
On account of the high license mes
senger service from this date will be
fifty cents.
kl “SONNIE”
“Shorty” Barnes arrived in town
yesterday from out the trail.
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TREATED WELL BY TURKS.
Abram I. Elkua, Ambassador, a
Lang Tima In Raaohing Hama.
Photo by American Press Association.
Abram 1. Elkus. who succeeded Hen
ry Morgenthuu as ambassador to Tur
key, was at his ]K>st only a short time
when he was'recalled after our break
with the central powers. But sickness
held him at Constantinople for a
time, and lie was well treated by the
Turks. He eventually Journeyed home
through Bulgariu. Austria, Switzerland
and France and arrived In New York
safely with Ills family.
riMIes
ANOTHER REVOLT
Dispatch from Denmark States that
Maximallist Faction Will At
tempt Grab Power
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COPENHAGEN, Aug. 31.—Ano
ther attempt at revolt by the Maxi
mallist faction in Russia, which will
bring them into power is prophesied
by M. Kirkoff, the Bulgarian Social-,
ist, in an interview with the Vos
siche Zeitung, in Berlin. t
TRAM RUNS AWAY,
10 DEAD, 40 HURT
DOVER, England, Aug. 31.—Six
teen persons were killed and forty
injured today when a crowded street
car on a suburban line ran wild on
a steep hill, at the foot of which it
was wrecked.
The accident was due to failure of
the brakes.
Not one person on the car escaped
injury.
MAIL FOR INTERIOR
, LEAVES TOMORROW
Oluf Olesen, driving the mail auto
gtage, will leave Valdez tomorrow
morning for Willow Creek, Copper
Center and other interior points,
with mail, freight and passengers.
Mr. Olesen has been making excell
ent time this year with the interior
mails, and reports the roads fine.
54 KILLED BY AUTOS
IN GOTHAM IN MONTH
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.—Fifty-four
persons were killed ond 1,656 injured
in greater New York by automobiles
during the month of July, according
to a report on traffic violations made
public today.
ARMY MEN KNOWN
HERE ARE PROMOTED
Word was received here this week
that Dr. Duckwall formerly stationed
at the post had been promoted to a
majorslilp, and Col. O’Niel, who
commanded the post at Liscum has
been promoted to brigadier-general.
STEAMER FARRAGUT
ARRIVES IN PORT
The steamship Admiral Farragut
arrived In port this morning about
5 o’clock and sailed a few hours lat
er for the westward. Her passenger
from Seattle was Ray Millard. Those
leaving for the westward were Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Kramer, Rev. George
John Zinn, W. A. Dickey.
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WEALTHY GIRL
Daughter of Seattle Shipyard Magnate
Weds Man Working in Father's
Ship Yards
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SEATTLE. Aug. 31.—Mias Fran
ces Skinner, daughter of Di E. Skin
ner, a graduate of Vassar College,
was married today to William Edrls,
a former University law student and
yell leader. At the time of his mar
riage Mr. Edris was working as a riv
eter in the shipyards of the Skinner
Eddy Corporation.
AMERICANS REPORTED
FIGHTING WITH ENEMY I
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GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 31.—
News received here from Munich, Be-1
varia, is to the effect that a number
of German-Americans are fighting
with the Bavarians, some as volun-1
teers and others under compulsion,
Germany considering her nationals
wherever they may be nationalized.,
as Germans.
The advices say that the practice!
of forcing German-Americans into the!
fighting line has been general since J
the departure of the American repre-i
sentatlves from Berlin.
SOCKEYE PACK IS
80 PER CENT SHORT
—
SEATTLE. Aug. 31.—The catch of(
sockeye salmon in Washington and1
British Columbia waters will not bej
more than 20 per cent of normal this|
year, according to a statement today1
by Leslie H. Darwin, state fish and
game commissioner.
There is a “big run” of sockeye
every fourth year. In 1913 the big
run was valued at $6,000,000. This
year’s catch, according to Commis
sioner Darwin, will probably be
worth more than half of that, on ac
count of high prices.
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NO MODIFICATION IN
REGARD TO BENEDICTS
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—If there I
is to be any modification of the pres-!
ent rigid rulings of the provost mar
shal general regarding exemptions of
married men from draft, it is known
only to President Wilson, who alone
has authority to alter or modify the
regulations. The war department so
far, basing its ruling on what it in
terprets as the intention of congress
in passing the draft law, has gone on \
the theory that a man’s exemption
was based on the condition of mar
riage. The department still holds to
that view and will urge it upon the
president. Today there was no inti
mation from any official source to
modify the rulings of the war office.
COAL SITUATION
ALARMS SEAM
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Chamber of 'Commerce Wires Secre
tary Garfield that Oil Embargo
Accentuates Trouble
SEATTLE, Aug. 31.—The Seattle
Chamber of Commerce today wired
Ex-Secretary Garfield that the coal
situation in Seattle had become
alarming since the embargo on oil de
liveries.
MOOSE WILL GIVE
HALL MONDAY NIGHT
The local Moose will give a grand
ball In their hall Monday night, Lab
or Day, dancing commencing at 9 o’
clock sharp, and continuing as long
as the crowd can stand it. Excellent
music will be furnished.'
Attention Ladles!
A splendid assortment of Fall and
Winter hats arrived on the last boat
for Mrs. E. Winter. Come early and
avoid the rush. All the latest mod
els. , tf
Clear and calm weather is report
ed at all points on the trail today with
the exception of Beaver Dam and
Wortman which are cloudy.
JAPAN WOULD
RETAINJHENDSHIP
Commissioner Ishii Pledges a New
Continnanre of Old Friendship
Between Nations
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 31.—
The Japanese Mission was received by
the Senate today. Commissioner Isbii,
in a fervent speech to the members of
the Senate, pledged anew the contin
uance of the friendship which he said
trouble makers of the earth had tried
so hard to disrupt.
FRENCH TAKE STEPS
TO CUT LIVING COSTS
PARIS, Aug. 31.—The French
government, continuing its efforts to
solve the problem of the cost of living
today issued a decree authorizing the
formation of local committees, pre
sided over by mayors, to supervise
selling prices of the necessaries of
life.
The committees will study market
conditions, arrive at costs and indi
cate to the authorities any persons
who are realizing excessive profits.
They will watch especially trade in
hreadstuffs, chocolate, malt, beer and
wine.
FOI R CHINESE AND TWO
JAPANESE ARE PASSED
SEATTLE. Aug. 31—The first men
certified to the state adjutant gener
fel's office for service in the new na
tional army were from Chelan coun
ty and fepokane District No. 1. in the
same mail. Grant county came next.
Among men passed in Seattle yester
day were four Chinese and two Jap
anese. They did not ask exemption.
A meeting of draft officials yesterday
took action to obtain removal of the
recruiting signs, "Come In Out of the
Draft,” displayed in windows in Se
attle, and which are regarded as of
fensive, the inference being drawn
that the draft is objectionable.
GERMAN MILITARISTS
REVEAL WAR GREED
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 31.—Gen. von
Liebert in a speech at Rathenow,
Prussia, is quoted by the Deutsche
Tages Zeitung as saying:
“We cannot sign a peace before we
have the Flanders coast, a colonial
pmpire and maritime base. Should we
not realize this now, we must pre
pare to work for it after the war in
view of the next war.”
Gen. Lieb,ert s speech was criticiz
ed by the German press. Vorwarts de
clared:
“This may prolong the war until
Germany has been so beaten that ev
en our pan-Germans cannot think of
a ‘next time.’ ”,
PRICE FIXED ON
Publishers Predict that President’s
Action Fixing Price at 2 l-2c
May Lower Print Paper
WASHINGTON, D*. C., Aug. 31.—
Publishers predict that the Presi
dent's action fixing the price on pap
3r on which the official bulletin is
printed at two and a half cents per
pound paves the way for a much low
2T price for newspaper print paper,
which is now seven cents per pound.
KAILWAY STRIKE
IX BRITAIN LIKELY
LONDON, Aug. 31.—According to
the Morning Post there was a prob
ability late last night that the railway
strike would not take place. The of
dcials of the Society of Locomotive
Engineers and Firemen, says the
newspaper, who believe the govern
ment would yield to their threats,
pave discovered their mistake and
seem to be seeking a way out of the
trouble.
Secretary Bromley, of the society,
declared tonight that there was no
tiope of averting a strike, which prob
ibly will be called tomorrow.
WILL PROBE “FOOD TRUST
Franofa J. Hanay Haa Baaa
Nam ad an Naw Cammiaaian.
Frauds J. Heney. who has figured
prominently In coast politics and In ex
posing graft In San Fram-lsco, had beer
selected for the chairmanship of the
commission to Investigate the so called
total trust, It was reported.
M'ADOO ASKS FOR
FIFFUNG SUM
Submit* Estimate to Shipping Hoard
of $;»00,000,000 for tlie U. S.
Shipping Hoard
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 31.—
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
sui>mitted an estimate to the house
this afternoon asking nine hundred
and fifteen millions to be used by the
Shipping Board in the construction
of vessels for the United States gov
ernment.
REVOLTS REPORTED IN
TOWNS IN FINLAND
LONDON, Aug. 31.—Great revolts
have taken place in the leading towns
of Finland, according to advices re
ceived at Copenhagen through chan
nels opened by the raising of the
Russian news embargo on the front
ier of Sweden and Finland and wired
by the correspondent of the Exchange
Telegraph Company. Foodstuffs were
plundered by the Finnish populace
and the authorities seized whatever
supplies remained.
j Order is being restored by the
troops.
TACOMAN DROWNS f
IN AMERICAN LAKE
TACOMA. Aug. 31.—Scott Nichol
as, a&ed 23, was drowned in Ameri
can Lake late yesterday afternoon
within a few feet of a dance pavilion
where the holiday crowd was enjoy
ing itself. He was an employe of the
Tacoma grocery. Nicholas was swim
ming with a friend a few feet from
shore where the water was quite
deep and suddenly he disappeared
from view. A number of soldiers who
were at the pavilion aided in recov
ering the body and Dr. C. C. Tiffin,
who was spending the day at the
lake with his family, worked over
the young man until the pulmotor
was brought from the police station
at Tacoma. The efforts of the coron
or and the soldiers to revive the
young fellow were unsuccessful.
Nicholas is survived by his widow
ed mother.
PERSHING IS NAME
OP OLD DUTCH TOWN
RICHMOND, Ind., Aug. 31.—Per
mission to change the name of East
Germantown, Ind., to Pershing was
received by Prank Glpe, postmaster of
that village, from the postofflce de
partment today. Residents of East
Germantown, ten miles east of here,
requested the change in name on the
ground that odium was attached to
the name, implying that its citizens
were Germans. The town was settled
more than 100 years ago by Pennsyl
vania Dutch.
ANOTHER TEUTON
PUMlffiED
Federal Agent* at Seattle Bell ere Ger
man* Attempting to Divert
Shipment* of Milk
SEATTLE, Aug. 31.—Assistant
federal attorney McDonald of this city
is busy investigating an alleged plot
on the part of German agents to di
vert shipments of Washington con
densed milk billed to the allies Into
Germany. It is stated that evidence
shows that the milk is being billed
to parties who are trading with Ger
many.
AMERICAN SCHOONER
TORPEDOED BY SUB
LONDON, Aug. 31.—The American
schooner Laura C. Anderson has been
torpedoed by a German submarine,
according to information received
here today. The crew was picked up
and landed on the English coast.
WILL GIVE UP IDEA
OK HOLDING CONVENTION
MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 31.—The of
ficers of the People's Council, a pro
peace organization, state that they
have abandoned all idea of holding a
convention in Fargo.
01-11 LOGGING OUTFIT
BRINGS FANCY PRICK
PORT ANGELES, Aug. 31.—The
rail- oft he Little IPver Logging C'o.,
railroad, which has a terminus in this
city, are being taken up, after long
years of service, and sold for twice
as much as they cost originally. Hav
ing about tapped the timber region
thru which the line runs, the own
ers negotiated for the sale of the
entire equipment to a Canadian firm,
and rails, rolling stock and logging
machinery is being loaded on Canad
ian barges and tow'ed across the strait
to Vancouver, B. C. The Little Riv
er Logging Company was the pioneer
railway of Los Angeles, being built
to tap timber holdings. The logs
were brought to Port Angeles and
dumped into the bay for booming,
and then towed upsound.
BRITISH LABOR VOTES
TO SEND DELEGATES
LONDON. Aug. 31.—By the nar
row majority of 3.000 in a vote rep
resenting nearly 2,500,000 workers
today, the British labor conference
decided to stand by its plan of send
ing delegates to the international so
cialist conference at Stockholm. The
vote was attended by a turbulent
scene. Part of the delegates sang a
song and others the patriotic "Keep
the Home Fires Burning."
Arthur Henderson, who resigned as
a member of the British war council
oft account of the question at issue,
made a long defense of his action.
The socialist element proposed that
all labor representatives should be
instructed to withdraw from the gov
ernment, but the suggestion did not
meet with sufficient support to come
to a vote. George N. Barnes, who suc
ceeded Mr. Henderson in the cabi
net, defended himself against attack
and said he proposed to continue to
support the government in what he
believed would be a successful effort
to establish freedom in the world. He
believed Germany has all to gain and
the others all to lose from the Stock
holm conference.
PRESIDENT WILSON FAVORS
EXEMPTION MARRIED MEN
WASHINGTON. D. Aug. 31.—
President Wilson wrote to Secretary
of War Uaker, saying that the draft
ing of married men who are tho
heads of families should he avoided
and single men taken whenever pos
sible.
WASHINGTON. D>C.. Aug. 31.—
rhe president's opinion favoring the
exemption of married men openly
conflicts with the interpretation plac
ed on the law by army men admin
istering it. The officers contend that
as congress rejected amendments for
the exemption of married men, they
have no legal authority to exempt
them, except on grounds of depend
ency.
Just received all the latest popu
lar songs at O. O. Reinke’e. . tt