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^MATWI^Xn' ~ ' VAIiDKZ, AliASKA, J*ON®AY, FEBRUARY 81, 1916. J. . . NUMRKR 44
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MMk 'Thousand Hollars Paid in for
( the Purchase of Coal liands
In Bering River Paid Back. .
'the Juneau land office has receiv
ed advices from the commissioner of
the general land office in Washing
Mil In which he approves the appli
cation for the repayment of the pur
jjjfe price on thirty-five coal claims
Ik the Bering river coal fields. The
were known as the Munday
Sttiney group and were located by
fitKoey as agent for a number of coal
land claimants, and what is now
known as the “English Company.”
The amount of the purchase price
tto he refunded is practically fifty
thousand dollars.
Charles F. Munday was the prime
mover in the combine to locate the
«ok1 landi ^nd together with Stacey
and Shleros was indicted in Seattle
tor conspiracy against the govern
ment When the cases came to trial
in l»14 the defendants were acquit
ted
Charges of fraud and failure to de
velop and open the coal claims were
made against the claimants in the
Juneau laud office and by its decision
the officers of the Juneau office
found the charges proved and the
oommissioneT of the general land of
fice has affirmed the decision.
m USE GOES
10 THE MTS
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British Government Starts Libel to
Have Liner Returned to Her
Former Owners in England.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21.—
The case of the British liner Appam,
which was sailed into an American
port after she had been captured and
brought across the Atlantic by a Ger
man prize crew, will go to the Su
preme Court of the United States for
a ruling.
Secretary i Lansing of the State de
partment, bate received formal notice
from tbcsJSrttish government that li
bel sulf has been filed to secure the
return of the liner to her owners. The
British claim that the liner entered
thq.American: port toy.protection and
v'hat the disposal of the vessel by the
Byte department awarding it to the
Reiman prize crew is contrary to
rales governing such capos. The
British hold that The Hague rules ap
ply to her case and not the ancient]
treaty which has existed between
Prussia and the United States
Owing to the criticism which has
been heaped upon Secretary Lansing
regarding his decision of the Appam’s
Ownership the officials of the State
department are pleased that the Brit
ish government has started suit and
that the case will go to the courts.
The neutrality board has granted
permission to Lieut. Berg, command
er of the German prise crew, to keep
the liner in Virginia waters Indefi
nitely or until the case has been de
«KJSi m the courts. The vessels is
being closely guarded to prevent her
being destroyed or attempting to
elude the cruisers and escaping to
the open sea.
One Thousand Men Dally.
OTTAWA, Feb. 21.—Minister of
Militia Hughes today announced that
Canada was enlisting recruits at the
yato of more than one thousand men
deity. The rate has been maintain
ed fog Aipre than one month, attd it
In beajed that enlistments Will con
tinue at the same ratio for some time
to come.
A. O. Stahl, superintendent of the
! Alaska Mines Corporation’s opera
tions at Fidalgo bay, came np to Val
dez last night on the launch Sham
rock.
•Gleu Names, of Ellamar, came up
the bay on the Shamrock last night
' anil will spend a few days In town.
TACOMA MAN DEFENDS
WASHINGTON'S MEMORY
TACOMA, Feb. 21.—Colonel Joab,
a retired army officer, has sworn out
a warrant against Paul Hasser whom
he charges with having criminally
libeled George Washington. In a
letter recently published, of which
Hasser is the author, the father of
the nation was declared to have been
a very profane and intemperate man
and Colonel Joab resents the charges
and wants them refuted.
RELIEF FOR JEWS
IN IE WAR ZONE
Plans are Being Perfected to Bring
Many Refugees of the Race to
the United States.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—It is an
nounced by the Jewish Relief society
of this city that two million dollars
has been sent to the relief of the
Jews in the European war zone, and
that an additional five hundred
thousand dollars will be sent for
ward during the present week.
Societies have been formed in
nearly every large city in America
for the purpose of raising funds for
the stricken Jews of Poland, where
hundreds of thousands of men. wo
men and children are reported to be
in danger of perishing from starva-;
tion unless help is speedily extended
to them.
The society is planning to raise a
large fund in order to bring the des
titute Jews in Belgium to America
and settle them in a colony in some
of the western states. The movement
has been endorsed ^by ,mapy of the
prominent Jewish bankers'of Ameri
ca and it is believed that there will
be "no lack of f unds with which to
establish the refugees in a home in
this country.
SWEDEN MW EWER
EUROPEAN CONFLICT
Threatens to Enter War on Side of
Central Powers If England Per
sists In Molesting Ships.
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COPENHAGEN, Feb. 21.—Sweden,
has again demanded that England
cease stopping her Ships and search
ing the mails destined for her ports,
and threatens that if Great Britain
persists in her attitude, to enter the
war on the side of the Central Euro
pean powers.
The Swedish government has an
army of 360,000 well armed and
highly efficient troops, and has been
running her munition factories night
and day the past three months pre
paring for a conflict she believes una
voidable. _
Russia has been strengthening her
defenses along the Norwegian fron
tier, and has assembled a large body
of troops to repel the threatened at
tack.
Sweden has repeatedly requested
that England cease molesting her
mails and shipping, claiming that as
a neutral power she has a right to
trade with any country she chooses,
and despairing of her protests being
eq» je?ue o» Sujjudejd n pepeeq
great conflict. It is believed here that
Norway will also side with Sweden,
as affairs have become unendurable
from the frequent molestation of her
mails.
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS SHOW
A REMARKABLE GAIM.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—The cus
toms reports show that the exports
from American ports during ^ the
month of January this year reached
the total of one hundred and sev
enty-five millions during the corres
ponding month of 1*16. War mu
nitions formed a large part of the ex
ports to the European countries and
it is estimated that munitions to the
value of three million dollars are be
ing exported from America each day.
GERMANY HAS
ONE COLONY LEFT
Kamerun Is Now Completely Under
the Domination of the British
Troops—Germans Interned.
LONDON, Feb. 21.—In the House
of Commons today Premier Asquith
announced that the conquest of Ka
merun, the Germany colony on the
west coast of Africa, had been com
pleted and that the country was now
under domination of the British.
The conquest of Kamerun leaves but
one German colony, on the west coast
in Africa, which has not been lost
to the Kaiser as a result of the war.
Advices received by the British
war office from the commander of the
British troops state that fifteen thou
sand German troops who fled before
the British drive in Kamerun and
sought refuge in Spanish equatorial
Africa had been disarmed and in
terned by the Spanish troops.
OFFERED PEACE
BRITISH COLONIES
Deported from Ottawa that tieiman
Government Offers Canada and
Australia Peace Terms.
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OTTAWA. Feb. 21.—Premier
Hughes, of ‘Australia. Who is here
en route to England; where he will
confer with the officials of the Brit
ish government regarding trade re
lations, has issued a statement in
which he declares that the Getman
government has offered the govern
ment of Canada and Australia sepa
rate peace terms, but that the propo
sitions were not entertained as the
colonies are in the war to the end.
He believes that Germany is be
ginning to realize that she must
eventually give up the struggle ow
ing to the preponderance of troops
which the Allies are preparing to put
into the field against her. He ex
presses the belief that before next
fall the armies of the central Euro
pean powers will be outnumbered
three to one and that the* Allies
troop* will be better equipped than
at °»y time sin<& the beginning of
Brepgipr Hughes says Australia is
training another army of one hun
dred thoggand men which will be
ready to sent to the front at any
time when their services are required
by the British war office. ,
WASHINGTON'S piRTHDAY
STORES CLOSE AT NOON
Tomorrow, Tuesday, February 22,
being George Washington's birthday,
all the principal buslnesa houses of
Valdez will close at noon and remain
closed for the balance of the day.
The First Bank of Valdez will he
closed all <Jay and patrons of the
stores requested to govern them
selves accordingly. The Jitney dance
to be given in Eagle Hall during the
evening will be a fitting close of the
anniversary of the birth of the Fath
er of the Nation.
LILLY CAFE WILL OPEN
FOR BUSINESS THURSDAY.
Mrs. Lilly, who is establishing an
up-to-the-minute cafe and restaurant
in the premises formerly occupied by
the Ingram ft Bush cigar store, next
the Owl Drug Store, has announced
that, the Lilly Cafe will he opened for
business next Thursday. On Sunday
afternoon from 6 to 8 o’clock a spe
cial opening will be held when music
will be furnished by a number of the
leading musicians of the city.
The cafe hes been fitted up at a
great expense and as Mrs. Lilly is an
experienced caterer Valdez people
will hare the opportunity of patron
izing one of the neatest and best ap
pointed cafes in the territory.
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
Two Hundred and Thirty Vessels are
Under Construction in Amer
ican Shipyards.
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WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 21
Secretary Red field of the Department
of Commerce, has issued a statement
in which he reports that all previous
records for shipbuilding is being
broken in the American shipyards.
The report states that two hundreds
and thirty vessels are under construc
tion and when completed will have
an enormous tonnage.
Shipyards on both the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts are being operated to
their fullest capacity and several
large yards are being built on the At
lantic coast to engage in the indus
try. The number of men employed
in thd yards is said to be nearly one
hundred per cent greater than at any
previous period in the history of the
nation.
STEAMER PAVLOF •
IS HIGH AND DRY
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Alameda was I'nahle to Rescue
Stranded Steamer from Perilous
Position at Trinity Islands.
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The steamer Alameda, of the Alas
ka Steamship company’s fleet, which
raced front Cordova to the rescue of
the steamship Pavlof in answer to a
call, for assistance, reached Valdez
last night.
Capt. Clinger reports that the Ala
meda encountered a terrific gale and
snowstorm all the way westward aft
er leaving Latouche and that the
work of locating the Pavlof under
the circumstances was extremely dan
gerous to his own vessel. He was
unable to pick up the headlands arid
was compelled to guide his vessel by
the surf off Kodiak Island, in locat
ing Trinity islands where the Pavlof
is stranded.
The officers of the Alameda report
that the Pavlof was afloat when the
Alameda reached her but as she had
drifted into shallow water the Ala
meda was unable to extricate her
from her perilous position. After
waiting until high tide lines were
placed on the stranded steamer but
snapped under the. strain and the
Alameda was forced to abandon her
efforts at rescue.
The Pavlof is reporteu to have lost
her propeller and anchors tad is now
high and dry on the beaoh. At low
tide one can walk all around the ves
sel and, as she has also suffered ex
tensive damage to her hull, it Is be
lieved she will become a total wreck.
The Pavlof, which was - formerly
the A. G. Lindsey, was bought by the
Pacific American Fisheries of Bel
lingham aboht six years ago, and last
year her name was changed to the
Pavlof. She was returning to Bel
lingham after having delivered a car
go at the company’s cannery at King
Cove. She was a wooden vessel of
about 1500 tons register. The Ala
meda brought twelve of the members
of the Pavlof’s crew to Cordova and
will take them to Seattle when she
returns from her delayed trip to Sew
ard.
WORLD'S LARGEST GANNON
WILL GUARD CANAL
MIDLAND, Penn., Feb. 21.—What
Is believed to be the world's largest
cannon is being built here for the
United States government. The huge
gun will be capable of throwing
shells for a distance of. twenty-four
miles and will be mounted at the Pa
cific entrance.
The Pathe Sensation at the Em
press drew a large attendance last
evening. And without doubt it is
one of the best pictures ever seen In
Alaska. The photography is perfect
and every detail stands out clear.
You should not miss seeing this feat
ure, this evening.
ARMENIAN MASSACRES
HAVE BEEN RENEWED.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 21— Dis
patches from Tiflis state that a fresh
outbreak against the Armenians has
borken out and that the Turkish sol
diers are massacreing those who es
caped from the former ravages of the
defenseless people. The Turkish
troops are retreating before the Rus
sian drive and are murdering the Ar
menian men and carrying the women
into captivity.
DISCUSS INCOME
TAX IN HOUSE
Democratic I^eaders are Opposed to
Taxing Incomes of Less than
Two Thousand Dollars.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The
question of providing revenue for the
government to offset the loss result
ing from the reduced customs re
ceipts owing to the European war,
was discussed on the floor of the
House Saturday afternoon.
The Democratic leaders are oppos
ed to lowering the maximum income
tax or reducing the minimum to the
point where it would effect incomes
of less than two thousand dollars per
year. They favor increasing the tax
| on incomes ranging between twenty
|and five hundred thousand dollars
jto eight per cent, which would pro
vide an additional revenue of one
I hundred million dollars.
During the discussion Representa
tive Mann, leader of the minority,
taunted the administration members
with their failure to provide revenues
for the government. H^;deqi%rpdlhej
! administration would yet be forced
to adopt tbe Republican tariff policy
and the revise the Underwood tariff
upward before revenue would be pro
vided.
ALL READY FOR
JITNEY DANCE
Baseball Boys Have Arranged Every
Detail for the Grand Dance at
Ragle Hall Tomorrow Night.
All arrangements have been com
pleted for the Orand Jitney Dance
to bo given at Eagle Hall tomorrow
evening by the baseball club in or
der to raise funds to equip the team
for the coming summer.
In arranging their dance the boys
have added the jitney feature which
proved so popular with the crowd
in attendance at the Fireman’s
dance a fow weeks ago.
The members of the Valdez base
ball club are the last ones to expect
something for nothing and they have
arranged tor the comfort of their
guests in every possible way. For
the benefit of the dancers it may be
said that the floor of the hall has
received particular attention and
will be in the finest possible shape.
During past summers the boys
hare furnished entertainment for the
baseball fans of Valdes and th ; dance
is being given with the obi *ct of
equipping the team lor this summer
when it is believed that matches
can be secured with teams of the
neighboring towns. Anchorage, Se
ward, Cordova, Ellamar, Latouche
and Fort Liscum are all planning to
have ball teams and Valdez must
get in the race for the pennant if a
league is formed.
The admission will be 50 cents in
cluding five jitneys, each, of them
good for one dance, bu,t those who
do not wish to attend should at least
buy a ticket to aid the good work
Lieut C. A. Dougherty, who has
been in charge of the coast division
of the Military cable and telegraph
system during the past four years,
but who was recently detailed by the
War Department to the Eighth in
fantry stationed at El Paso, Texas,
will be an outgoing passenger on the
Admiral Farragut.
Believed that Fissure was Knroua—.
tered in Tunnel Being Construct
ed for a New Hubway.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21.--Two men
are dead as a result of an explosion
which occurred yesterday afternoon
In the compressed air chamber in a
subway which is being constructed
under the Hudson river. The explo
sion was so terrific that three men
were hurled through the mud and
water to the surface of the rive*-,
where they were picked up by pass
ing boats. Two of the men are dead
and the other is not expected to re
cover from his injuries.
The men had been working in a
steel caisson under the bed of the
river and it is believed that a fissure
was encountered which failed to re
sist the force of the compressed air
necessary to keep the water from en
tering the chamber.
Great excitement prevailed along
the waterfront following the explo
sion as it was feared that the release
of the compressed air in the chamber
had caused the entire crew of work
men employed in the chamber to be
drowned, but all escaped with the
exception of the three men who had
been employed at the face of the tun
nel.
ESCAPED GERMAN
, SPY IS CAPTURED
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Former Member of British House of
Commons May Be Extradited
and Placed In Jeopardy.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21.—Ignatius
Lincoln, former member of the Brit
ish parliament and self-confessedr
German spy, who escaped from the
authorities here last January was ar
rested yesterday afternoon on one ot
the principal streets of the city, and
it is believed by the police that he
has been hiding in New York while
the officers of every city in America
were searching for him.
Lincoln’s case has attracted wide
attention as he has confessed that
while in England he supplied infor
mation to the German government
regarding the movements of British
troops and commerce.
The British government has asked
for Lincoln’s extradition on th»
charge of forgery and has assured the
State department that the defendant
if returned to England will not bo
tried on the charge ot having been a
spy for the enemy.
The accused has engaged counsel
and will resist being sent from Amer
ica. He asserts that the charges or
forgery are without foundation and
Were brought by the British officials
In order that the American courts
might be induced to grant bis extra
dition to England where bis life will
be placed in jeoprtdy.
DUPONT COMPANY PLANT
AT MEMPHIS DESTROYED.
MEMPHIS, Fob- 20.—The Dupont
Powder company's chemical plant
near this city was destroyed by 11m
last night, causing a loss of mom
than five hundred thousand dollam.
No explanation Is to the probabto
origin of the fire abs been offered by
tbe officials of the company.
ARCADE CAFE PREMISES
BEING REMODELED.
Jack Calltn of the Arcade Cafe, hr
remodeling his building In order to
provide a private dining room in con
nection with his restaurant and bak
ery. The premises recently vacated
by Hunt’s Candy shop is‘'being con
verted into a neat and attractive din
ing room. The carpenter work is be
ing done by S. A. Jacobson.
Jack Chamberlain, representing
the Whiton Hardware company of
'Seattle was an‘cftR going passenger on
I the Alameda for Seward.
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