'-- — VALDEZ, ALA8KA, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1915. NO. 122.
VOL. 13. ___^___________________________
ORIENTAL FREIGHT
HELD IN SEATTLE
Loss of Minnesota and Fear of War
Involving United States Is Giv
en As Reason.
SEATTLE, May 13.—-A great con
gestion of Oriental freight is stacked
on the wharves of this city. The
loss of the big liner Minesota from
the run and the fear of the United
States becoming involved in the Ori
ental or European troubles is given
as the reason for failure to move
the freight.
The Minnesota will not be back
on the run for many months, as she
will be overhauled and repaired up*
on her arrival here. The American
ships are few and their owners do
not care to have them sail across the
ocean at his time as the war risk
is great and the insurance to cover
loss of the boats is almost prohibi
tive.
British and Japanese boats may be
used to clear the docks of the freight.
ARMENIANS SHIN
IN GREAT NUMBERS
Massacres Are Renewed With Great
er Violence—Inhabitants of Ten
Villages Killed.
TIFLIS, Transcaucasia, May 13.—
Refugees who have reached the Rus
sian line report that the massacre of
Armenians by Mohammedans is be
ing continued on even a greater
scale. They say that all the inhabi
tants of ten villages near Van, in
Armenia, Asiatic Turkey, have been
put to death.
On being advised of massacres at
Erzerum, Berjan and Zeitun, and of
the conditions at Van, the Katolikos,
head of the Armenian church at
Etchmiadzln, near Erivan, cabled to
President Wilson an appeal to the
people of the United tates on behalf
of the Armenians.
Robert M. Labaree, an American
missionary of Urumiab, Persia, who
visited the Serbian villages and with
whom the refugees were quartered,
says he found the humanity of the
people as broad as their means were
limited. The village governments or
relief committees had issued eight
pounds of flour to each refugee in
six weeks.
The Associated Press received re
ports of the massacre of 800 of the
villagers in Urza and of 720 in Sal
mas. The painful uncertainty con
cerning the 15,000 survivors of Urza
was confirmed by a journey through
Salmas. Three weeks had failed to
obliterate the signs of the slaughter.
Pools of b'ood still marked the ex
ecution places in Haftevan. The caps
of thirty-six victims lay where a mud
wall had been toppled over on them.
ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS
IN JOHANNESBURG
JOHANNESBURG, S A., May 13 —
The police were powerless to prevent
the anti-German riots which started
here yesterday as a result of the
sinking of the Lusitania, on which
several residents of this city were
drowned. The mobs broke into all
stores owned by Germans and Aus
trians and wrecked them, carrying
away the things they Were unable to
break up. The property loss will be
several millions.
Alaskans Register At Frisco Fair.
On May 1st the following Alaskans
Registered at the Alaska exhibit In
Sait* 4§rancisco, according to a post
card received by Albert White: E.
B. Wheat, Valdez; W. E. Hansel, Val
dez; G. Li. Presto, Valdez; A. E.
Rucker, Valdez; J. P. Wainwright,
Cordova, and F. S. Wesley, of Fair
banks.
WILSON SENDS STRONG NOTE TO GERMANY,
DEMANDS AN APOLOGY AND INDEMNITY
WASHINGTON, May 13—The note
prepared by President Wilson and
the members of the cabinet to Ger
many regarding the frequent viola
tions of American rights and the loss
of American lives was sent to Ger
many this morning. The message
was cabled to Ambassador Gerard
and is more than 1,200 words long.
President’s Note Drastic.
The president’s note is the most
drastic yet sent to Germany and is
considered by many as an ultimatum.
The full text of the note has not
been made public but it is known
that President Wilson has demanded
an immediate apology, the payment
United States, are vitally interested,
an tee that Germany will cease its war
upon neutrals.
Note Firmer Than Expected.
The note is much firmer in tone
than was anticipated and has caused
much comment in this city. It is
; realized that the demands on Ger
many, while no more than the Unit
ed tates has a perfect right to make,
but at the same time it is feared that
in the event Germany becomes stub
born that the United States will be
forced to declare war. It is hardly
expected that Germany will abandon
its submarine blockade.
ALSO WANTS ASSURANCES THAT GERMANY WILL RESPECT RIGHTS
OF NEUTRALS HEREAFTER—NOTE IS STRONGER THAN EX
PECTED-STOCKS ON NEW YORK MARKET TAKE A TUMBLE
WHEN NOTE IS SENT—FOREIGN DIPLOMATS INTERESTED IN
OUTCOME—OTHER NEUTRAL NATIONS MAKE PROTEST TO GER
MANY IS REPORT RECEIVED I N WASHINGTON—EXPECT NEU
TRAL NATIONS Wl LL FOLLOW AMERICAN LEAD IF SINKING OF
LUSITANIA RESULTS IN WAR. '
May Exclude Foreign Papers From
Mail.
The question of excluding from the
mails of the United States the papers
owned by Germans and Austrians and
being circulated with long editorials
justifying the sinking of the Lusitan
ia is under consideration in the cab
inet and may be carried into effect.
The same papers are strongly de
nouncing the president and the Amer
ican government and threaten to
cause much trouble in the United
States.
Stocks Take a Tumble.
NEW. YORK, May 13.—Heavy sell
ing orders on the Stock Exchange fol
lowed the report from Washington re
garding the seriousness of the trouble
between the United States and Ger
many. The market has been un
steady since the loss of the Lusitan
ia. American stocks have taken a
big drop but the threat of the gov
erning board to close the exchange
has caused the brokers to hold back
heavy selling orders.
Foreign Diplomats Interested.
WASHINGTON, May 13.—The rep
resentatives here of the neutral na
tions of Europe are greatly interest
ed in the diplomatic fight between
the United States and Germany.
The ambassadors from Sweden, Nor
way, Denmark and Holland, whose
shipping has suffered the same treat
ment from the Germans as has the
ed States has a perfect right to make,
It is even reported that notes al
most similar in tone but without de
manding an apology, have been sent
by the Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
and Holland governments to Berlin,
thus strongly backing up the conten
tion made by President Wilson that
the rights of neutrals must be re
spected.
Italy and Rumania Sure To Follow
Up American Lead.
It is pointed out here by diplomats
that Italy and Rumania are certain
to enter the war against Germany the
moment the weight of the United
States is placed in the scales against
the Germanic allies, also that Greece
and possibly Bulgaria would be forced
to enter the war in order to secure
what they could of the spoils of Tur
key, which would be divided up
among the Mediterranean nations.
Denmark, Holland, Sweden and Nor
way might be forced to join as a
means of protecting themselves in
the congress of nations sure to fol
low the end of the war when read
justments are made.
DREADNOUGHT GOLIATH SUNK DY THE TURKS
LONDON, May 13.—The dread
nought Goliath, of the British navy
was sunk yesterday in the Darda
nelles. It is reported here that the
crew of 500 men were lost, as smell
coats could not reach the men in
the wa.er. The Goliath is an old
boat, having been built in 1900 at a
cost’of a little over $3,000,000.
Turkish Ships Sunk.
A British submarine today ran the
gauntlet of the forts along the Dar
danelles, passed over a dozen mine
fields and finally pushed its way into
the Sep of Marmora, where the little
underwater fighter sank two Turkish
gunboatp and one i transport. The
submarine returned in safety to the
British naval base.
Turks Lose Heavily.
The Turkish troops on the Gallipoli
peninsula has suffered heavy losses
estimated at 45,000. The constant
bombardment of the land positions
by the fleet and the operations on
shore of the Allies, who now number
300,000 men of all arms, has resulted
in terrible losses to the poorly equip
ped Turks.
More Russian Defeats.
VIENNA, May 13.—The third Rus
sian army operating in the Carpath
ians has been routed. The Russians
for several days have been trying to
rally and hold back the Austro-Ger
man forces but today’s assaults by
ENGLAND TAKES
MOHEPRISONEBS
LONDON, May 13.—Prime Minis
ter Asquith today announced that all
citizens of countries now at war with
Great Britain, but who. are still in
the British Isles, are to be interned.
The feeling against foreigners, ev#i
those who are registered with the
police and report daily, is running
high and they can be better protect
ed in concentration camps.
WOMAN MAKES TRIP
TO ARCTIC OCEAN
SEATTLE, May 13.—Mrs. Johnson,
wife of the commander of the small
auxiliary schooner Silver Wave, sail
ed with her husband yesterday on
a trip to the Arctic ocean to trade
with the Indians. The schooner will
sail direct to Nome.
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BRITISH WARSHIP GOES DOWN I N DARDANELLES WITH CREW OF
500, ALL OF WHOM WERE D ROWNED — BRITISH SUBMARINE
SINKS THREE TURKISH SHIPS IN SEA OF MARMORA—TURKS
HAVE LOST 45,000 MEN IN GALLIPOLI PENINSULA OPERATIONS
—VIENNA REPORTS MORE VICTORIEES OVER RUSSIANS AND
THAT LONG RUSSIAN LINE IN THE CARPATHIANS IS IN DAN
GER-FRENCH CONTINUE OFFENSIVE IN NORTHERN FRANCE
—GERMANS AGGRESSIVE AT YPRES.
the Austrian infantry turned the tide
of battle and the Russians were com
pletely routed.
Long Rusaian Line In Danger.
The Russian forces in front of Us
zok and Sanok passes are wavering
because of the breaking of the line
to the west and the Austrian com
mander has directed a terrific assault
to be made against them, expecting
to smash through the Russian line
and break it, causing the entire Rus
sian force to drop back from the
mountains into the Galician plains,
where the fighting will be continued
and the invaders driven out.
Russians Admit Troops Retiring.
PETROGRAD, May 13.—The gen
eral staff of the Russian army has
admitted that the troops operating in
western Galicia have retired to
ENGLISH CROWDS
STILL RIOTING
Millions of Dollars Worth of Prop
erty Destroyed By Mobs Seek
ing Revenge for Dead.
LONDON, May 13.—The mobs still
continue the destruction of property
of German and Austrian citizens
which is located in the East Side ,of
London. The police have been un
able to check the riots and the loot
ing continued all of last night and
today. Many of the Germans and
Austrians still in London have bar
ricaded themselves in their homes for
protection until the police and troops,
can establish order.
The property loss is estimated at
many millions. The mobs carried
away large amounts of loot from
stores and homes of the foreigners.
The police are slowly forcing the
mobs to disperse.
Mrs. Fuller, the mother of Mrs.
. Dalton, is a returning passenger on
the Alameda, which left Seattle last
night.
IKE WORKERS
ARE FOR PEACE
Convention In Ohio Indorses Stand
By President Wilson for Peace
If Possible.
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WHEELING, Ohio, May 13.—The
convention here of the United Mint
Workers of America endorsed the
stand taken by President Wilson for
peace if possible.
The convention is composed large
ly of foreigners who have become
American citizens or expect to. A
large number of Austrians are num
bered among the miners. Copies of
the resolution endorsing the stand of
President Wilson were sent to the
White House.
Mine workers in all parts of the
country are asked to help to keep the
United States out of the terrible con
flict in Europe, which is robbing the
world of millions of young men.
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The case of Pagerburg versus the
U. S. marshal, which has occupied
the attention of the district court for
several days, is expected to be sub
mitted to the jury this afternoon.
stronger positions, where they will
meet the Austro-German forces on
more equal terms. The German rail
roads still give to the enemy the op
portunity of concentrating at desired
points a numerical superiority and
thus have been able to force frequent
readjustments of the Russian line.
French Offensive Continues.
LONDON, May 13.—The French
yesterday launched a powerful attack
on the German lines south of Lille in
an attempt to break through between
Arras and Lens. The fighting has
been desperate. The losses have al
so been considerable but the reports
from Paris indicate that the gains
have been material and that a large
part of the kaiser’s line has been
driven back and that more of it will
be forced to fall back, as it is in a
bad position and subject to flank at
tacks.
Ypres Attack Continued.
The Germans continue the unsuc
cessful assaults southeast of Ypres
and have suffered terrific losses. The
machine batteries of the British and
Canadian troops have played havor
with the advancing Germans. The
French supporting the British troops
have also come in for heavy work
and have held the positions east of
the British, although they have been
subjected to constant artillery fire and
frequ«fpt infantry assaults.
NOME WENT WET
BY SMALL MARGIN
The “wets” won the election at
Nome by 17 votes in spite of the fact
that the greater number of women
and family men were not in the city,
as they spend the winters on the out
side. The vote was 551 for and 434
against the saloons. The tight for
(he “drys” was made by the Indus
trial Worker, the labor newspaper,
which refused all advertisements from
saloons.
William M. Wilson and wife left
Seattle last night on the Alameda for
Valdez. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have
made an extended visit at Redmond,
Ore., where Mr. Wilson has business
interests.
Jack Golden will open a cobbler
shop at the City Express Store as
soon as the outfit which he has sent
for arrives.
MORE RIOTS IN
MEXICO CIT
Zapata Garrison Unable To Contro
Order—Zapata Has Sent His
Troops North
SAN ANTONIO. Tex., May 13.—
Rioting in Mexico City has been re
newed. The Zapata troops have been
weakened in order to send forces
north to strike in the rear of the
Carranza forces which threaten the
Villa army. The result has been that
the bandits in the city and also many
of the Zapata troops have started
looting and murdering.
The guards in the foreign section
of the city have so far prevented
any of the looters reaching the for
eign buildings but it is believed that
i‘ is but a question of time when
the drunken mobs will over-ride the
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nition of the reciprocal interests of
Italy and Austria in preserving the
Triple Alliance, and for territorial
concessions by Austria.
Criticism of any such agreement is
widespread, on the ground that the
precise concessions which Italy would
receive were not set forth with suf
ficient clearness. Thu opinion is ex
pressed that so long as Austria re
tains her present) territory on the
eastern coast of the Adriatic, with
Pola, Cattaro, and 600 Dalmatian is
lands—which some naval experts
have compared to 600 dreadnoughts—
it will be impossible to reach a set
tlement. This view is expressed by
one well-known commentator in this
manner:
“Such a settlement would leave in
the hands of Austria all the points
which constitute a grave menace
strategically to Italy. If Austria is
really willing to cede the territories
inhabited principally by Italians she
must* yield not only the province of
Trent, but Pola, Fiume, and tlie
greater part of Dalmatia. This evi
dently is not Austria's intention, as
the negotiations would drag on so
long if it were. Austria obviously i
having recourse to petty expedients
In order to gain time, hoping that un
forseen events will make possible a
solution more satisfactory than one
based upon concession of the Italian
demands in their entirety.”
The Corriere della Sera says that
the Austro-Italian problem cannot be
solved by resorting to trivial expedi
ents, but demands a solution which
would effect an expansion of Italian
territory along racial lines, and would
guarantee to Italy the means of satis
factory maritime defense.
This newspaper says that Italy's
relations with the Slavs and other
questions arising from the new situ
ation in the Mediterranean should be
left to future settlement by Interna
tional agreement.
Joe Spenard la expecting his new
automobile on the Alameda, irhica
left Seattle last night