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. VAIJ)KZ, ALASKA MONDAY, OCTOBER 15. 1»I7 NUMBER 20
VOLUME XIV.
Fifteen Alaska Vessels
Seized By Government
Chicago White Sox
Win World’s Series;
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NKW VO UK. Oct. 1.1. The Chi
cago White Sox won tlie sixth game
of I he series today l»y a score of 4
to taking the pennant from the
New Vork (Slants, and ending the ser-1
i< s.
The weather was cool and clear,
and an enormous crowd of fans view-!
ill tin game. All morning the ticket j
lakers ill the four gates of the liig
k rk were busy handing out the pre
(■;-ms -lips of cardboard to the fans, j
v. ii stretched a long, winding line!
t'.-r idoeks.
I lie I .in••—ii |»
•|ii( ago New York
Caiidil I I wise I iolle
Collins _ base Herzog;
,\l Muilci. base Zimmerman i
Jackson left Burns
i-'elseh center Kattfl
l.iehoiil right Itotiertson
Weaver short Kletclicr
Sehalk catcher Kairdon
V’aher pitcher Benton
No runs were made in the first,
s. eond or tliird innings hy either
sole Cliicago getting men on bases
m the tirst and New Vork ad incirg
lio n to second.
In the fourth innings for Chicago
Collins hit a grounder to Zimmerman
Who threw wildly to tirst. Collins go
ing to second. Jackson sent a tty to
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lioliertson who dropped tin hall. Col
lins went tfi thit'll. Jacks<.it readtingi
lirst safely. Collins scored when Hen- j
ton took Kelsch's grounder. Benton
tossed the sphere to Zimmerman whoj
chased Collins across the plate. Jack-j
son scored and Kelsch scored on (Ian-1
till's hit. (iandil was put toil at sec
end trying to stretch his hit.
Weaver Hied tint to Burns. Scha'k
singled to left field: J. Collins and
Brown out at lirst Three runs (Hants
Ktldi • Collins took K a tiff's ground
er and threw him out cleanly at lirst;
Zimmerman sent a high fly to .1 Col
lins: Kiel Iter grounded to Mc.Millen
which bounced olT his glove to Weav
er. lioliertson Hew out to Kelsch.
Chicago Nothing in tilth New
York. Bairdon and Wilhoil walked:
Burns forced out Wilhoil: Herzog hit
a thcee-hagger scoring Kairdon anti
Burns. Two runs.
No score in sixth anil seventh on
either side.
Highlit. Chicago Weaver singled
Kaher hunted for a sacrifice: Weaver
going to second: Weaver scored when ,
Nan If dropped Biehold's fly. Kiehold
going to second on a steal. Zimmer- j
man threw tint McMillett. One run.
No scores in ninth i
(fhicago. 1 runs. 7 hits, 1 error.
New York. 2 runs. f> hits. 1 error.
GERMAN NAVY i
MEE1S SEAYS
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<>i i\il ( iililiiuntdiiig 11 (‘ill'll in Gallic
Sen—Relieved (•• In* Navies of
Russia anil Germany
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 15. - Great
• annonading lias been heard all day
in the ilaltic Sea, east ol' here, to
wards Helsingfors, and it is believed
tint the Russian fleet has come out
and attacked the German fleet, and
tjiat a great naval battle is in pro
cess.
S. Wheeler went to Cordova on
the steamship Evans yesterday to
meet his wife, who was a returning
passenger on the Mariposa.
STEAMER DOLPHIN
GOES TO CHIU
•SEATTLE, Oct. 15.—The Alaska
Steamship Company’s steamer Dol
’phin, recently sold to Chilean inter
ests. was turned over to the pur
chasers today.
The Moose Hand today received a
tine silver baritone from the Conn
Instrument Company. It is one of the
best made and will be manipulated
by Private Clyde T. Fields of the lo
cal Sgnal Corps.
Clias. Sealey, a merchant of La
touclie. formerly of Valdez, was a pas
senger to Valdez on the steamship
Evans.
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HERMANS HANG
IUGA SOCIALISTS
LONDON, Oct. 15.—According to
a Central News dispatch from Petro
grad 150 Russians belonging to vari
ous socalists left, and other political
organizations, have been hanged by
the Germans since their occupation of
Riga.
Just received, peaches, grapes, Con
cord grapes, plums pears, cranber
ries, apples and crabapples. Key
stone Produce Co. kl7
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I*. Hunt, Weil Known I’liolograph
er mill l oiiiier \ nlde/mi, Drop-.
I teal I While \i~iting Soil
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A wire watt received here last night
that I’. S. Hunt, the well known pho
tographer and former Valdezan. had
dropped dead of heart disease in Sew
ard, while visiting his son at that
place. His son, Edward, the confec
tioner of this city, left on the Mari
posa, together with his wife for Sew
ard to attend the funeral.
i\ S. Hunt was one of the best
known men in the division, having
resided in Valdez for a great many
years, and having an extensive ac
quaintance in every camp in the in
terior where his busiuess called him.
He was a splendid landscape artist.
and moving picture operator and at |
the time of his death was official pho
tographer for the Alaska Railway
Commission, and had just returned
from an arduous trip out the line a
day or so before his death. He was a
member of the local lodge of Odd Fel
lows, Masons, Alaska Pioneers, Re
bekahs. Eastern Stars. Order of Al
aska Moose, Arctic Brotherhood, and
at the time of his death was District
Organizer of the Odd Fellows, a man
of broad principles. Ills ear was ever
attuned for distress among the mem
bers of his orders, and all called him
friends. Mr. Hunt was about 52 years
of age at the time of his death. He
leave a wife, two sons, Edward, a lo
cal merchant, and Albert of Seward.
The funeral will be held at Seward.
In a recent letter from Mrs. M. H.
Houser, who formerly resided in Val
dez, she stated that Mr. Houser was
a first lieutenant In the 67th regi
ment and had joined his regiment at
Leon Springs, Texas, a short distance
from San Antonio. Mrs. Houser will
leave in a short time for San Antono.
Teddy Taylor the popular steward
on the Mariposa has been quite ill
on this trip, suffering from a severe
attack of lumbago.
AMERICA REMEMBERS LAFAYETTE !
1‘iiuiii lo viiuinan 1'iesm Amu» i;iIiuii
Philadelphia. New York and oilier Mncrioan cities celebrated I he one linn
ilred and sixtieth anniversary of the h ath of Lafayette. The dale coincided
with the third anniversary of the Kreat battle of the Marne, which checked the
(iertnan advance on Paris. Wreaths Here placed at the foot of his monu
ments. as shown in the picture, taken hi New York
PRESIDE! SETS
t)rt< liar IX signaled a" I>a.\ Set I'm
People lo Pledge Government
I'llllcst Support
WASHINGTON'. H. U.. Oft. la. -
President Wilson, in behalf of the
Liberty Loan, today issued a procla
mation setting aside the twenty
fourth of October as Liberty Day, urg
ing the people to assemble and pledge
to one another and the government
the fullest possible financial support.
Shopmen Get liaise
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 15.—A wage in
crease of 8 cents an hour lias been
granted to the shopmen of the St.
Louis & San Francisco railroad, it
was announced at the general offices
here today.
Ten inches of snow is reported at
the Summit today.
Joe Morris arrived in town from
Kllaiuar yesterday.
John Clarkson, the original locat
or of Valdez Creek, and au operator
in the Teikhell district, is in town
this week, a guest at the Reynolds
house. Mr. Clarkson has been been
at l.atouche for several months.
The steamer Latouche will arrive j
from Seattle this week with 6«« tons
of coal for the Dock Company.
Jim Galen arrived in town on the
steamship Mariposa.
J. H. Davison, traveling freight and
passenger agent of the Alaska steam
ship Company, was a round trip pas
senger on th steamer Mariposa this
morning. Mr. Davison staled that he
did not look for many changes to be
made in the vessels running to Alas
ka, at least for some time. He stated
that the companies were in shape to
handle all business to the terrtory
and that no conccr.. need be appre
hended over the situation.
SLUGGER CLAIMS
ANOTHER VICTIM
llt-ia il ill'll Bod.' ■>!' Woman I ■•iiihI
in r.n-I .Near \ iilmia—Idrnli
lii-il a- Unlli Di'inei-itt
SKATTLK. Oil. 15. Tin- deeapi
tateil unidentified body of u young
woman believed to lie from British
Columbia was found today by some
children at play in tin* woods in tlie
outskirts of Victoria. The body is be
lieved to lie a victim of the Seattle
slugger who has been operating pro
miscuously tbe past few weeks.
Victim Is Kirkland Girl
8KATTLK, Oct. 15.—The body of
tlie murdered girl found in the out
skirts of Victoria lias been identilied
as that of Miss Ruth Denieritt. aged
17. of Kirkland. Washington, the fi
ance of a Seattle telegraph operator.
Mrs. Edith Hogbloom of Ellamar,
arrived in town yesterday on the
steamship Hyak.
Freight Clerk Blaine of tlie Mari
posa reports that the Narrows were
choked with ice to the depth of half
an inch this morning, which is some
tiling unusual, lie also stated that
they had a delightful trip up.
Fred Sunderland left on the steam
er Admiral Evans for the States.
Mrs. C. S. Wheeler arrived on the
steamer Mariposa today from Seattle,
where she has heen for several months
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Anna Christensen, postmis
tress at Seldovia, Is in the city at
tending court. Mrs. Christensen is a
witness in the Arsientl Romanoff
case.
Nellis Nelson of Seldovia, is an ar
rival in town on court business.
Mrs. Laura Miller left on the steam
ship Alaska for Seattle to visit a cou
ple of months.
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Seat lie Divine Who Took I'art In
IVace I'oiil'ei-ein e, l.ikeiis Indus
trial Workers <>f World
<01,1 .Ml.I S. o.. tut. i;,. The In
dustrial WotKels of the World Were
today compand to the early Christ
ians, hy iiev. Sidney Strong, pastor
of a elntri h in Seattle. The preacher
staled that tin industrial Workers
were not on< tenth a; had as slated
and asked all mil islets to cornier!
anil succor them.
Itev. Sliei L' rt ently attended the
Pacifist Ceiincil ai l.o- Angeles. a'.d
harety escaped arrmt lor sedition
t eniarks. 11<• was also called Into-e
the autIioritie- i i Seattle and warn
ed to he I,lore |e|,lpirnte in hi- n
marks
Dr ,1 A Silverman !•<■*« eived word
Saturday mat the lew nurse empioy
employed hy the Valdez. Hospital,
would leave for here on the steam
ship Alameda.
Several changes have been made in
the personnell of the officers of the
Mariposa John Thompson is now
lirst officer; I.undry. second officer,
and John Stint-, third officer. Pilot
Jin Hodge. t'ormer'Y on tile Dalton,
relieved Crank Kelly who was trans
ferred to the Ketchikan. Pilot Seines*
relieved Miller who is now on the AI
[ a-ka
It is n• |>«>rl<•« 1 lint .bill Dodge, cue
.I' die pilots i.. die Mari|x>sa will
-mill l**a Ve Ini Kikl.ee. In lake 11 i -
; |ilaei at tie I !■• ;.t
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• .Ini, i •’tiger'll'. e! I'llili’ia XV.i- I ■ n > 1
| In Yaide/ mi a --t I'el elier to attend
I this term of mllll lie is sul'leiing
' from a tubercular knee and will take
Idle Mariposa on tier return from tie
I westward for Seattle where he will
I enter the hospital for treatment.
Steainsiip Alaska hi Port
I The steamship Alaska arrived in
[ port yesterday morning early and
sailed about 1 o'clock for Seattle. The
following passengers arrived on her
Mrs. It. H. Miller and daughter. L.
V. Ray ond wife of Seward; Mr.
Small. Latouche Her passengers for
Seattle were Mrs. George White.
David Oleson. Otto Larsen. Peter
Randin, George W. Long, R. I.
Ulakney. Jack Nelson, R. J. Merrill.
Laura Miller. Thos. Mohaney.
Young President Arrives
Mr. and Mrs. Win. Lufkin the re
ceiving congratulations over the ar
rival of a young son. which the stork
left about 5 GUI yesterday afternoon.
The young man weighed 7 pounds and
mother and boy are doing well under
the care of Dr. Silverman.
Mrs. F. K. Urenneman, wife of
I Marshal Urenneman of Valdez, ar
rived on the steamship Mariposa this
i morning from Seattle, where she has
i been visiting for some time. Marshal
Urenneman left yeterday on the
steamer Evans to meet her at Cor
j dova.
STEAMEIt ADMIRAL EVANS
SAILS FOR SEATTLE
The steamship Admiral Evans ar
rived in port yesterday about 10 o'
clock and sailed south an hour later
with the following passengers: Fred
Soderlund, Felix Norman. Miss M.
Smith.
Miss Mollie Smith, who has been
visiting In Valdez for some time, a
guest of her sister, Mrs. W. H. Cas
well, left on the steamer Adimral
Evans for the States. Miss Smith is
a trained nurse.
OPERATEVESSELS
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lln- navy ili‘|iai(unlit (In- ti'Mi'U will
In- I t'l li:i I Iri'i'il In 111«* nt\ IIIT' at a
iimiiiii.il tali' anil ttill lontinuf In o|i
iTaie U'in|ini ai il.t. I In- laUi'' n\er
I hi 11 lln* vi'"i'l' in lln- M.i'l. a »ri'\ up,
ai imdim; l‘> 'lali'lni'iii' Iiiti* Imlay
l>\ nllnml- nl lln* rnni|ian>.
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1:1; m im s i. viti.i \Moi \t
l.nnt M i|. I an.-I i'i!.i • r in rliart;n
nl ' 1 - im :* 1 - ii i a I ( ' ■' |- il'-|ia rl im‘lit.
aid w\<> i- i i-iian'.i' nl tin- silf nf
I.iiii rlt i>111■ 11.' in \aidey -tan s That
IhiiiiIs liavi* fit** it si.!•! auin'eaatiiu?
SI!!.linn. Tin- citi/fiis miierally aru
sii iist'i'iliim: liln rally Inn aril tin* hm.il.-i
a'il it is i'X|ii'iii'(l ‘In > will Im over
siilistTilii'il lii'lTiri' the I’Mlt. till day
sei lor t'losiiti: tlm sale
wii.i. mvritni.
com. in w \siiin<;to\
WASIHNCTON. I». c . Oct 1.'.
Itavid Whitcomb of S'nttU- was ap
pointed today fuel admnistrator for
Washington state. Ills acceptance
w ns received l>\ telegraph Hi i.-MIIU
i. >:."d leTe for a t i .iferece.' i .\t
Wi fi lie wi!! hav< le ad powers to
mitro! the fuel situate n in \\ ash*
icetnn. lie will appoint the 1 ••••:< 1 inm
niit tees \\ 11 •eh are to K !■ r'• • ~ to he
i li a rg'-d l»y d* ah rs ad 1 will i u it •
iate prosecutions for 11ri>!'t • efir.g
A. M. Fields of Cordova, was art
i arrival on the Mariposa from Cordova
I this morning to attend court as a
i member of the grand jury.
! .1 I!. O'Neill, of the Klum-O'NVill
store at McCarthy, was an arrival on
the Mariposa to attend court as a
member of the grand jury.
I The Very Kev. It. A. Cleason. S.
! J.. provincial of the Jesuits in the
! Pacific States, who has been in Val
| dez the past few days a guest of Kev.
I Fr. Van der Pol. left on the steamer
I Admiral Kvans for the South yester
I day.
j Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hunt left on the
steamer Mariposa for Seward this
evening, called there by the death
of Mr. Hunt's father.
| Attorney W. A. M tin ley received
a letter from his oldest son stating
that he had been transferred to ('amp
Oglethorpe, (leorgia His younger
son at Camp Lewis.
Or. F. H. Hurgen of Seldovia. a
witness in I lie Arsienti Hontanoff
case, arrived from the westward yes
terday.
Mrs. 11. It. Miller and daughter.
Ruth, arrived in town veterdav on
the steamship Alaska. Mrs Miller is
a former well-known Valdezan.
Mrs. Fred Anderson and father
were passengers for Valdez on the
steamship Hyak, Capt. Nelson.
Notice to Ball players
All those who still have their base
ball suits will please turn them over
to Sandy Levy at the Pinzon.
James Fielder is a visitor in Val
dez from Ellamar. Mr. Fielder is en
gaged In the mercantile business in
Ellamar.