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VOLUME TIT. VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1016 NUMBER 274
CAPTAINS SAY
WERE WANNED
IN time to get over side
Masters of the Steamers Columbia
and Seatonia Are Landed In Spain
After Having Been Kept Prisoners
on Submarine.
CORRUNNA, Spain, Nqv. 14.—
Captain Curtis of the American
steamer Columbian, was landed here
today by a German submarine. He
states that the Columbian received
ample warning from the commander
of the submarine to -permit the
launching of the boats. The captain
was held a prisoner on the subma
rine U-4D for a week, and says he
was well treated. Captain Patter
son of the British steamer Seatonia,
was also landed here. He likewise
acknowledges that he was warned by
the submarine and permitted to get
his boats away before the steamer
was torpedoed.
Will Investigate.
MADRID, Nov. 14.—Ambassador
Willard, of the American legation
here, has received instructions from
Washington to proceed to Corrunna
to investigate the sinking of the Col
umbian, and get the story of the cap
tain at first hand.
WILL INVESII6ATE
MISUSE OF MONEY
SENATE TO TAKE LI* MATTER
McCormick Alleges Republicans
Seven Millions on Campaign—
Contest Probably in West Virginia
and Indiana.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 15.—
Officials announce that there will be
a senatorial investigation into the
charges made that there was a mis
use of money in the presidential cam
paign and that contests will be in
stituted in the senatorships of In
diana and West Virginia. Vance Mc
Cormick claims that he has positive
evidence that the Republicans secur
ed three millions of dollars from
Wall street op the eve of election,
and that their total expenditures
during the campaign were more than
seven millions.
JAPS SHUT DOWN ONLY
GERMAN BANK IN EMPIRF
YOKOHAMA, Nov. 15—The Yoko
hama branch of the Deutsch-Asiatlc
bank has been closed by order of the
Japanese government and all its bus
iness suspended.. This shutting up
of the only German bank in Japan
will seriously affect German prison
ers of war whose deposits formed the
largest part of the business. It is es
timated that deposits of about 4000
German prisoners are locked up unr
til the official ban on the institution
is removed, which will probably not
be until the close of the war. The
total deposits by Germans are esti
mated to be 3,000,000 yen or about
$1,500,000.
Japanese papers which led a cam
paign last spring for more vigorous
measures against German residents
and German institutions in Japan ex
press satisfaction over the closing of
the bank.
HENRY GEORGE PASSES
AWAY IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 15.—
Henry George, Jr., former congress
man from New York, writer on Polit
ical Economy and newspaperman,
aied at his home in this city today
in his sixty-fourth year.
Ladies’ Aid Meeting
The Ladies’ Aid will meet in the
lecture room of the Congregational
Church Thursday afternoon at 2:30.
Mrs. Scheffer will act as hostess.
Ladies are cordially Invited.
ONLY OBSERVATION BALLOON ON THE BORDER
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Photo by American Press Association. ;
The troops on the Mexican border now have an observation balloon. It 1*attached to Battery B, First Held ar
tillery of Ohio, and Is eighty-flve feet long, carrying a one mile cable.
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REDUCE LEAO
Sl'LZER IS NOW BUT »2 AHEAD
Latest Returns from First, Second
and Third Divisions Have Shown
Gains for VVickersham—Several
Precincts Yet to Be Heard From.
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Late returns from the First,' Sec
ond and Third Divisions have reducec
Sulzer’s lead to less than 100 plural
ity, and with still several precinc> i
to be heard from, and in view of the
recent returns it is now anybody’s
election. The indications are that
Sulzer will come out of the race with
a small plurality, as his lead is too
large to be overcome by the vote of
the precincts yet to come, unless the
Delegate would receive all or nearly
nil of the votes, in which case he will
be elected. Following are the com
plete returns to date:
Lewis Sul. Wck.
First Division .... 300 2 109 1891
Second Division.... 128 569 815
Fourth Division 210 1559 1522
638 4537 4228
Vote by Precincts—
Roosevelt . 3 16 12
Sunrise . 1 2 11
Moose Creek. 16 18 11
Moose Pass . 7 1
Fidalgo . 2 7 1
Landlock. 3 5
Granite . 12 13 27
Latouche . 3 34 22
Copper Center .... 2 5 10
Matanuska . 47 41 46
Ellamar . 6 20 IS
Ouzinka . 36 6
Cliff Mine . 5 6 8
Seward .... 183 268
Valdez . 12 237 202
Anchorage. 218 336 432
Cordova. 34 157 201
lirdwood. 4 30 16
Katalla . 1 24 16
Granby . 11 13
Teikhell . 4 7
Unalaska. 2 67 30
Kodiak . 6667
Bonanza . 4 9
Jumbo . 13 6
Kennecott . 24 23
Strelna . 9 9
Chitina . 7 45 32
Eyak . 17 30 40
Allen . 17 30 40
Tiekel . 2 4 3
Sourdough. .... 6
Afognak. 11 15 46
Seldovia . 11 23 65
Unga . 1 61 32
McCarthy . 8 51 84
Knik . 11 43
430 1597 1814
Sulzer leads Wickersham. 82
—
Wickersham Carries Second.
NOME, Nov. 16.—Arrivals from
Bluff, Teller and Unalaklik with the
returns from those places gives the
total vote to date Wickersham 815,
Sulzer 669. Kiana with 40 votes,
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NEW DIMES FEEL
LIKE A BUTTON
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 14.—
It’ll be hard to tell a pocketful of
dimes from a pocketful of buttons
pretty soon. The new dimes which
I he government will begin introduc
ing soon to all persons who desire
to meet them will be concave on one
side, as the result of high relief on
the other side.
The relief is designed to increase
the beauty of Miss Liberty, whose
face still adorns the ten-cent piece,
albeit she is wearing a winged cap
and looks different in other respects.
IITMN REFUSES
CANCEL NAMES
DENIES RIGHTS OF NEUTRALS
Lord Grey Says ABies Have Long
Struggle Before Them and Must
Adopt Every Means to Win the
Victory—Add to Blacklist.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 15.—
The British reply to the American
note of protest against the British
blacklist of American concerns, has
been received. The not denies the
right of neutrals to trade with whom
they please, and ruthlessly cancels
the privileges of Americans dealing
with the enemies of England, and
states that it is scarcely believable
that the United States would chal
lenge Great Britain’s sovereignty in
this matter. The measure designed
for the purpose of cutting off from
the Central powers all sources of sup
ply.
Earl Gray positively declines to
erase any of the American names
from the blacklist, but on the con
trary has added to them. He says
there is a long and bitter struggle
before the Entente Allies and they
must adopt every means at hand to
win the victory.
LOCOMOTIVE AND TWO FLATS
DAMAGED IN ACCIDENT
A freight train en route to Kern
Creek was derailed a short distance
beyond Resurrection river yesterday,
and engine and three cars going into
the ditch. The remainder of the cars
and the pusher engine stayed on the
rails.
The cause of the wreck was an in
completed switch, which the section
crew left without notifying the dis
patcher that the line was not open.
Four journal boxes on locomotive
No. 4 were broken and two flat cars
put out of commission. The damaged
equipment was brought back to the
town *nd one engine with a part of
the ti£ln load of supplies sent on to
Kern Creek.
George Colwell, assistant superin
tendent of construction, was on the
train at- the time and at once dis
charged the section foreman.—Sew
ard Post.
DEUTSCHLAND TO
WHO MAIL
NEGOTIATIONS NOT FINISHED
t'lHlersea Freighter Has Not Secur
^ ed Her Clearance Papers and the
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; Date of Her Departure Is not Yet
(’
i Known.
* NEW LONDON, Nov. 15.—It was
definitely decided that the German
submarine freighter Deutschland will
not carry mail for Germany on her
return voyage, as was previously an
nounced. The negotiations with the
postoftice department have not been
completed and probably will not be
before the departure of the boat on
her return voyage. The Deutschland
has not yet secured her clearance
papers, and the date of her departure
is unknown.
WILLCOX COURTS
INVESTIGATION
SAYS NOTHING TO CONCEAL
Investigators Will be Afforded Every
Facility for Determining the Dis
position of Funds at the Disposal
of Committee.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15.—Chairman
Willcox of the Republican National
Committee, in reply to the charges
of Chairman McCormick, states that
the Republican party will welcome
any investigation into the alleged
misuse of money during the cam
paign. He declares the party has
nothing to conceal, and investigators
if any be appointed, will be afforded
every facility for determining the dis
position of the funds at the disposal
of the Republican Committee.
STEWART MAKES
A RICH STRIKE
SEATTLE, Nov. 15.—A. C. Stew
art, a prominent mining man of
Nome, has located a two mile pay
streak about 13 miles from Nome, on
Sledge Creek. Stewart has been pros
pecting this creek all during the
summer and was on the verge of giv
ing it up as a bad job when he struck
the pay. Word was taken to Nome
and in less than half a day every
thing along the creek was staked.
Leading mining men who have ar
rived here from Seward Peninsula
say that this strike 1b the most im
portant of any during the summer in
Alaska. It produces the dust and Mr.
Stewart will make his fortune from
the strike.
BRITISH CAPTURE IMPORTANT
POSITIONS ON SOMME FRONT
BY AX OVERWHELMING SURPRISE ATTACK HAIG SMASHES THRU
HERETOFORE IMPREGNABLE LINE AND TAKES POSITIONS AND
FOUR THOUSAND PRISONERS—RUSSIANS CROSS THE DANUBE
AT TWO POINTS SOUTH OF CZERNADOVA — TEUTONS RECAP
TURE THREE TRANSYLVANIAN TOWNS—RUMANIANS HOLDING
POSITIONS—SERBS GAIN BRILLIANT VICTORY.
LONDON, Nov. 14.—Advices re
ceived here today from the Somme
front states that the British under j
General Haig, by a violent surprise:
attack, smashed througli the hereto
fore impregnable positions of the
Germans on both sides of Ancre, and
captured the towns of Beaumont and
Hamel in the St. Pierre position, to
gether with two thousand prisoners.
The Germans were completely sur
prised and the only point where they
made any considerable resistance was
at Serre The British are now threat
ening to envelop the town of Mirau
mont.
Russians Cross Danube.
PETROGRAD, ..ov. 14.—The Rus
sians have crossed the Danube at two
points south of Cernadova. The Rus
sian fleet is again bombarding the
Teutons occupying the city of Con
stanza in Dobrudja.
Prevents Advance.
BERLIN, Nov. 14.—A terrific fire
from the German batteries prevent
ed a strong attempt of the British
to advance in the vicinity of Ancre,
on the Somme front. The war office
reports that the French advance in
Alsace has been frustrated. Three
Trarjsyivania _to wna_have been recap
tured from the Rumanians by the
Teutons, together with a thousand
prisoners.
Bombard Fleet in Gulf F'inland.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 14.—On Fri
day last a majority of the German
torpedo boat fleet bombarded the ves
sels in the Gulf of Finland, sinking
a number of merchant craft. Several
hundred shells were fired by the flett,
some of which entered the town, kill
ing seven and wounding a woman
and four privates. A dengkfog pre
vented pursuit.
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Rumanians Retain Positions.
BUCHAREST, Nov. 14.—A terrific
battle has been ragit.g all day be
tween the Rumanians and the Teu
tons near Dragoslavel. The Ruma
nians have repulsed every attack of
the Teutons and are holding firmly to
their positions.
Killed by Train.
BERLIN, Nov. 14.—The inbound
Balkan express, bearing the wounded
soldiers from the front, crashed into
a group of women section hands on
the road in the suburbs of the city,
killing nineteen of them.
British Take Prisoners.
LONDON, Nov. 14.—Considerable
artillery activity is reported on the
Somme front in the vicinity of Les
Bouefs, Guedecourt and adjacent
points. The British made a sharp at
tack at Ancre, and captured a num
ber of prisoners.
Serbs Win Victory.
PARIS, Nov. 14.—The Serbians
are reported to have won a brilliant
victory front the Teutons near Cerna.
forcing them to retire for more than
two miles and capturing a thousand
prisoners. Von Mackensen continues
his retreat in Dobrudja, his army de
moralized and more than one-third
lost through killed, wounded and
disease. The 3teady reverses he has
suffered is seriously effecting the mo
rale of his troops. ,
SAYS STEAMER ARABIA
SINK WITHOUT WARNING
LONDON, Nov. 14.—Paul Danner,
an American missionary, who was a
passenger on the steamer Arabia
when she was torpedoed by a Ger
man submarine, has just arrived here,
and he asserts the vessel was sunk
absolutely without warning. The
first the passengers knew of the pres
ence of a submarine was when the
first explosion occurred. He says
that only for the fact the sea was
perfectly smooth the loss of life
would have been extremely heavy.
REGHEGK GIVES
HUGHES * LEAD
BIG GAIN IN HENNEPIN COUNTY
Latest Returns Give Republican Can
didate a Plurality of 1068 in tlie
State of Minnesota—Count Still
in Progress.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 15.—A recheck of
the votes of the state is now in pro
gress. The latest figures give Hughes
a lead of 1068, the Republican can
didate having made a big gain in
Hennepin county. The recount is
still in progress.
NEW WAREHOUSE FOR
VALDEZ MERCANTILE CO.
One of the big warehouses on the
Valdez Dock has been secured^by the
Valdez Mercantile Company, and is
being fitted up for storage purposes
to accomodate the extensive stocks
of merchandise being received by
that enterprising concern.'
The Fort Liscum Social Club will
give one of its popular dances next
Friday night.
SLIGHT GAINS
DISCOUNT RUMOR OF FRAUD
Both Paries Admit Original Count
Approximately Correct — Wilson
Makes Gain in State of 240 Votes—
Recheck Nearly Completed.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 15.—The
official recount of the votes in the
state is progressing rapidly and is
closely following the former count.
In the San Francisco precincts Wil
son has gained six votes over the
former count. Democrats and Re
publicans alike discount all rumors
of irregularities in the former count.
Hughes Gains Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Nov 15.—Hughes
net gain during the past four days re
count of the votes in this section has
been 180. Twenty errors have beeu
discovered.
Wilson Gaining in the State.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15.—The
recheck of the California vote to date
has given Wilson a net gain of 240
votes over the former count.
ERWIN FILES ANOTHER
SUIT AGAINST HIS WIFE
On Wednesday of last week, Unit
ed States Marshal L. T. Erwin filed
a suit in the clerk of court’s office
against his wife, Willie Haynes Er
win, from whom he is now estranged
and against whom he filed a divorce
suit several months ago, only to with
draw it a short time later.
The case was filed just two days
prior to the marshal's departure for
the outside ^^th prisoners, and re
sembles the other case filed in that
particular.—'Fairbanks Times.