STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PHONF. 7 FOR MEN ONLY
1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1911
PIONEER CONTRACTOR mil BUILDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING.
Will take contracts on wharves, bridges, fish traps in any
part of Prince William sound.
Building material of all kinds, and several grades of wall
board kept in stock at all times.
OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ, ALASKA-PHONE 18
REFERENCES j S. BLUM A CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS ( B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaaka.
Merchant’s Cafe
Phone 63 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Ch»s. Fischer, Propr.
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLuihiNG STOVES and RANGES HEATING
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdes Dock. Opposite Prospector Office, Telephone 24
TAKE A LOOK
AT THE CLOTHS
we are making into suits for
good dressers. You’ll find them
superb in quality. They are ex
clusive in pattern. You cannot
get them elsewhere. Let us
make you up a suit fr^m cloth
of your own selection. We
guarantee a perfect fit and a
suit 'with all the distinction
that style can impart.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Gaaranteed
Telephone 6fi
I Foot Keynom* Ave
I Rousrb Dry 11c lb
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicfelyjf1 umished Rooms.Phone 35
ALASKA INVESTMENT CO.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
Agto. for EQUITABLE Life Ins.
"Public
Accounting
Stenograph/
Reed Bldg.
[Phone. 196
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thing she can't finish. To
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VISIT ALASKA
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MAKE TOUR OK
GOVERNMENT RAILWAY
Assistant Secretary of the Interior, in
Charge of Alaska Railway Work,
Will Leave S»xin on a Tour of
lns|iection—l/ook Over Situation.
'
WASHINGTON, D. 0., July 16.—
Herbert A. Meyer, Assistant Secre
tary of the Interior in charge of the
construction of the Alaskan railroad
work, will leave this week on a tour
of inspection of the line, accompanied
by Edward R. Wendt, engineer of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, A.
D. Shepard of San Francisco, and R.
E. Austin, of Secreary Meyer’s staff.
The trip is primarily intended to look
into the coal situation at Matanuska.
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MILLMEN STRIKE
SHINGLE WEAVERS DEMAND
EIGHT HOl'R DAY
Several Thousand Shingleweavers
Join Great Horde of Strikers in
Evergreen State—Seattle Street
Car Men Go Out on Strike.
SEATTLE, July 16.—The shingle
weavers throughout the state are on
strike for an eight hour day with no
prospect of a settlement in sight. It
is reported the millmen refused to
consider the demands and the men
walked out.
Seattle Streetcar Men Strike
SEATTLE, July 16.—The street
car railway employes of the Stone &
Webster system of this rtty are vot
ing today on Whether to go on strike
or not, and if they do will walk out
in a body tonight resulting in a com
plete tieup.
aiLJ.'r,
COL SAMUEL W. MILLER.
Commands Big Training Camp
at Fort Niagara, N. Y.
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Photo by American Pleas Association.
Colonel Miller Is putting hundreds of
candidates, including many Pennsyl
vania and New Jersey men, for reserve
officers’ commissions through an inten
sive course of training at Fort Niag
ara, N. Y.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
The following schedule for the har
bor boat "Lt. C. V. Donaldson" will
take effect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays:
Lve. Fort Liscum Leave Valdez
1:15 p. m. 4:30 p. m.
TUESDAY
1:15 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 5:00 p. m.
SATURDAY
1:15 p. m. 4:30 p. m.
7:15 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
There will be no trips of the boat
on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each
month, these days being used to clean
boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of the
above will be made without notice
only to meet exigencies of the ser
vice.
All official business between Val
dez and the Post should be arranged
for transaction, where possible, so
that advantage will be taken of the
scheduled trips and extra trips will
be made at a minimum and made only
when urgently needed.
G. R. KOEHLER.
1st. Lt. 14th Infantry, A. Q. M.
STEAMER SAILINGS
Steamship .Admiral Watson—Sailed
South from Valdez July 1.
Steamship Northwestern—Sailed for
Seattle from Valdez July 1.
Admiral Evans—Sailed South from
Valdez for Seattle July 11.
Steamship Alameda—Sailed south j
from Valdez July 5.
Steamship Alaska—Sailed from Val- j
dez for Seattle July 13.
Steamer Admiral Farragut—Sailed
from Valdez to the westward July j
13.
Steamer Mariposa—Sailed from Val
dez West July 14.
TIDE TABLE FOR JULY
Monday, July 16—
First high tide 11:17 a. m., 6.5.
Second high tide 10:26 p. m„ 9.4.
First low tide 4:62 a. m., —0.3.
Second low tide 4:14 p. m., 3.4.
Tuesday, July 17.—
First high tide 11:58 a. m., 6.9.
Second high tide 11:09 p. m., 9.5.
First low tide 5:43 a. m., —0.5.
Second low tide 5:02. p. m., 3.1.
Wednesday, July 18.—
First high tide 12:33 p. m., 7.2.
Second high tide 11:47 p. m., 9.5.
First low tide 6:10 a. m., —0.7.
Second low tide 5:44 p. m., 2.9.
Thursday, July 19.—
First high tide 1:05 p. m., 7.4.
First low tide 6:41 a. m., —0.7.
Second low tide 6:22 p. m., 2.6.
Friday, July 20—
First high tide 0:24 a. m., 9.4.
Second high tide 1:34 p. m., 7.6.
First low tide 7:11 a. m., —0.6.
Second low tide 6:59 p. m., 2.4.
GERMAN FOE
,
RUSSIAN'S OCCUPY QUARTERS
VACATED BY TEUTONS
I • _
lm)M>Hant R*i1is>ad Town of lhdina.
in Galician Province, Taken by Ute
Slavs, and Austrian-Hungarians Re
treating Thru Pass in Mountains.
ROME, Italy, July 16.-The Rus
sian army in Galicia yesterday march
ed into and occupied the important
railroad town of Dolina, west of Stan
I islau, and on the line running from
that city to Struj. The Austro-Hung- j
larian troops are in full retreat thru
the passes in the Kenn mountains to
ward Austria. According to dispatches
received from Petrograd the Teutonic
resistance has been completely shat
tered and their armies forced to re
treat.
Relinquish German Titles
LONDON, July 16.—The Times
learns that in view of the recent de
cision of King George that those per
sons of his relatives who were his
subects and bear German names and
titles should relinquish them. The
Duke of Teck takes the title of Mar
quis of Cambridge and Prince Alex
ander Battenberg becomes Marquis
of Carisbrooke.
KAMA QUEEN
Capt. Otto Elfstrom
Weekly trips to Port Wells
and all Sound Points.
FOR CHARTER FOR PAR
TIES OR TOWING
’or rates and sailing dates see
CAPT. OTTO ELFSTROM,
On Boat, Valdez Dock
Arctic Hotel
All Warm, Outside Rooms
Transient Trade Solicited
Rates 75c and Up
Special R^tes by the Week or Month
Baths in Connection
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING, Prtp
WHEN FUMES KILL
THE FACTORY
despair fills the owner who has
neglected to look after his In
surance. We handle the insur
ance of some very large con
cerns. We place It In the best
companies, pay the premiums
promptly and attend to renew
als. Let us do that for you.
It will not cost you anything
for our service.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
T TONY’S PLACES"
EVERYTHING <
F1RS1 CLASS 1
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle 9 a. m.—
July 7—S. S. Mariposa
July 12—S. S. Northwestern
July 18—S. S. Alameda
July 23—S. S. Alaska
August 1—S. S. Mariposa
Valdez to Seattle—
July 5—S. S. Alameda
July 12—S. S. Alaska
July 20—S. S. Mariposa
July 24—S. S. Northwestern
July 28—S. S. Alameda
Call at Ketchikan, Juneau, Ska way, Cordova, Ellamar, Fort Lis
cum, Valdes, Latoucbe, Seward aid Anchorage,
Except—S. S. Northwestern and S. S. Alameda do not call at Skag
way Southbound.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdes and La
toyofee. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
P. B. TRACY. Util Afral VALDEZ DOCK CO„ Local A seat
Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINE)
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
From Seattle 10 a. m.—
July 6—S. S. Adm. Farragut
July 14—S. S. Adm. Watson
July 22—S. S. Admiral Evans
July 30—S. S. Adm. Farragut
August 7—S. S. Adm. Watson
Valdez to Seattle—
July 11—S. S. Adm. Evans
July 18—S. S. Adm. Farragut
July 26—S. S. Adm. Watson
August 3—S. S. Adm. Evans
Aug 12—S. S. Adm. Farragut
S. S. Admiral Evans due Val-uez July 4th and S. S. Farragut Aug.
9 call at Kodiak.
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays for San Francisco,
lx)s Angeles
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Franoteco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
IF TOUR TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone 1 VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
LOUIE S CAFE
Open Day and Night .McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROVICH, Propr.
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Both are artists in their respective
lines, but we pride ourselves in
"Printing just a little bit better”
than you expect. This is the reason
why most of the best printing Is
done by ub. Service, first, quality al
ways, as you want it and when you
want it, is what we give you.
We never copy but are known as
originators of High Class Printing.
Let ns estimate on your next
order. We are always glad to
submit as many designs as de
sired.
The Prospector Publishing Company