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PEIROGRAD SAKS
ATTACKS REPULSED
Reported from Russian Capital that
Mutiny Has Occurred Among
Teutonic Troops at VUna.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 17.—Advices
from Riga state that the Germans
made several violent assaults on the
Russian trenches during Tuesday
night but that they were repulsed
with heavy losses. It is believed that
the Teutons plan an offensive move
ment against the Russian positions
near Dvinsk and Riga to recover
ground lost during the past week.
German Mutiny Reported.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 17—It is re
ported here that serious mutinies
have occurred among the German
troops stationed at Vilua and that a
number of the officers have been kill
ed by the men. The mutiny is said
to have been caused by the rations of
the soldiers having been reduced and
the fact that the officers were incon
siderate of the feelings of their men.
DISCOVERY OF MINERAL
MAKES LOCATION VALID
Location of a mining claim is not
valid unless based on a mineral disr
covery within the lines and. on' thfi
actual ground of the claim, although'
it is known that a large number of
locations are made without ■ mineral
discovery. It has been held by the
Land Department at Washington and
by idany courts, that "a valid loca
tion of a mining claim may be made
whenever the prospector has discov
ered ana .„a,cations of mineral, so
that he is willing to spend his time
and money following it With the ex
pectation of finding ore." Applicants
for mining patent have their ground
examined by Federal Government
mineral examiner, The position of a
locator attempting to hold a loca
tion without a mineral discovery
cannot be fully defined. The locator
is entitled to be protected in his oc
unation of the ground, especially
while trying in good faith to make
a mineral discovery. Under the law,
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other locators are also entitled to
go upon the ground, so long as it
can be done peaceably and without
interfering with the first claimants,
the claim goes to the one making a
discovery first.—Scientific Mining.
GUIS’ FRIENDS
DNDER ARREST
Another Conspirator Arrested in Chi
cago on Evidence Discovered by
New York Detectives.
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CHICAGO, Feb. 17.—Antonio To
nio Toniolo was arrested here yes
terday afternoon on advi -es from
New York which stated that evi
dence had been discovered there that
he was implicated with Jeane Cronis
in the attempt to poison the -r.iests at
the University club banquet.
The New York dispatch also states
that information has been gained by
secret sendee officials that tue mem
bers of the Anarchistic society, of
which Cronis was one of the inner
circle of fifteen, had planned the de
struction of public buildings in
twelve of the largest cities in Amer
ica. Toniolo wps a close friend of
Cronis apd shared his appartmenta
with him^
The authorities here say that the
plans of)the conspirators are being
uncovered and that many arrests will
follow when the-chain of evidence
a&ainat them has' been completed.
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New Tonight
Some show tonight at the Liberty
theatre as follows:
Other People’s Business
Fortunes of War, 2 part drama.
Fatty and Mabel’s Wash Day, com
edy.
Visit the Liberty theatre tonight,
good show warm and comfortable.
The federal court was agtin ad
journed at 10 o’clock this morning
by Clerk of the Court Arthur Lang
owing to the failure of Judge Brown
to reach Valdez. It is expected that
the jurist will arrive tonight and
that the session will begin ton orrow.
Kodak Supplies at the Valdet
Drue Company. tf
PREPARING FOII
RECONSTRUCTION
Reported that King Albert of Bel"
Glum Has Requested American
Railroad Man to Help.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 17.—That J. J.
Hill, who has been termed the empire
builder of the Northwest, will be the
central figure in the reconstruction
of Belgium after the close of the war
is reported on what is believed to be
good authority here. He is said to
have been personally requested by
King Albert to undertake the task
and to inject some of the method^
which hastened the development of
the northwest Into the reconstruction
of Belgium.
A voluminous document; which if
mid to have been prepared by King
Albert, deals exhaustively with, the
existing conditions in Belgium, is re
ported to have been delivered by spe
cial messenger to Mr. Hill.
It is also known that plans for the
reconstruction of the finances of Bel
gium have been occupying the atten
tion of Mr. Hill at his home at Jekyl
Island, Georgia, where he went sev
eral weeks ago for his vacation.
The hews that King Albert is plan
ning the reconstruction of his coun
try 1b believed to indicate that he is
hopeful that peace will soon be re
stored and that the German troops
will be withdrawn from his country.
STEAMER PAVLOF
IS III TROUBLE
Steamer Alameda Answers Call of
pistress and is Racing West
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ward to Her Rescue.
The steamer Alameda, of the Alas
ka Steamship Company's fleet, has
gone to the.westward in answer to
a call of distress sent out by the
steamer Pavlof, of the Paciflo-Ameri
ean Canning company’s fleet. The
S. O. S. call from the Pavlof had
been received at the Whiteshed sta
tion some time before the arrival of
the Alameda at Cordova and the lat
ter left for the westward immediate
'y after discharging the mails at Cor
dova for Valdez and Seward in order
that it might be picked up by the
Admiral Farragut which was follow
ing close behind.
The wireleis message stated that
the Pavlof had lost her propeller and
had anchored in the strait between
Trinity and Geese Island, off the
southwest coast of Kodiak island
She is reported to be exposed to
storms coming frpm the easterly or
southeasterly directions ar.d fears
were entertained by the captain that
she would lost unless speedily
rescued from her perilous position.
IDS! BUZZARD
OF THE
Citizens are Keeping Close to their
Comfortable Home while
Heavy Storm Rages.
Old Boreas, the God of the North
Wind, is again on the rampage and
is giving a demonstration of his
worst in Valdez today. A gale which
started yesterday afternoon has grad
ually gained in force and is bringing
clouds of snow from the North Pole,
although Valdez could get along with,
what she already had. ■>
Huge drifts are being piled in the
'streets and only dire necessity forces
Citizens ip leave their Comfortable
firesides. Even the 98’ers are beep
ing under shelter and have at last ad
mitted that the winter of '98 had its
Advantagesover the present one so
far aS weather Was concerned.
Thdtthe storm is gtaferai Is Indi
cated by 1 the ftct thht the Steadier
Farragut had not reached cordovs,
and all points on the telegraph line
to the interior <ut far ag Parson** re
port storms prevailing.
Special
Two first ciass Keystone comedies
at the Liberty theatre tonlg. l.
SLOW PROGRESS
IN BRANDEIS CASE
Senate Committee Has Engaged
Counsel to Represent Both
Sides in Taking Testimony.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 17.—
Owing to the conflicting testimony
which is being offered before the sub
;udiciary committee of the Senate in
vestigating Louis D. Brandeis, Sena
.or Culberson, chairman of the com
mittee, has employed counsel to rep
resent both sides of the controversy.!
The investigation promises to be
’.ong drawn out if the committee
grants the'‘request of scores of
persons who have expressed a desire
to testify in the case.
During the past week more than
hirty persons have offered testimony
tor or against the fitness of President
Wilson’s choice to fill the vacancy on
the bench of the Supreme court of
the United States and many others
yet remain to be heard.
Slow progress has been made in
taking testimony before the commit
tee and it is for the purpose of has
tening the examinations of the wit
nesses that counsel has been engaged.
FOUR LIVES LOST
Launch Which Carries Mall Between
Kodiak and Afognak Lost at
Mill Bay, Kodiak Island.
United States Marshal Brenneman
received a wireless message this
morning from Carl Armstrong, de
puty at Kodiak, stating that the gas
boat Mate had been wrecked at Mill
Bay, Kod ,k Island, and fo ;r 11 es
lost. The members of the party who
perished were all citizens of Afog
nak and were r 'turning home after
visiting iij* Kodiak. The dead are Mrs.
Orloff. Sarah Larsen, Jess Bobbins
and John Pajoman.
The gasboat Mate was owned by
Chas. Pajoman, a merchant of Afog
nak wlio also has the contract for
carrying the mail between Kod'ak
and Afognak. She was a small boat
and it is believed that fhe mt st have
been caught In a sudden storm as
Pajoman had spent years at Afog
nak and was considered a careful
navigator.
Jess Robbins one of the persons
who lost their lives, was in the em
ploy of the federal government and
had been in charge of the hatchery
near Afognak.
The message to the marshal’s office
states that the body of Pajoman had
been found on «.ue beach and that a
search was being made for the others.
Mill Bay is about five miles from
Kodiak.
COOK'S POLAR CLAIMS
BRING INVESTIGATED
NEW YORK: Dr. Frederick A.
Cook, who started some talk in the,|
newspapers about the north pole,
has returned to his native Bfboklyn
home bringing fresh disco rertes to
a palpitating' world.
The doctor declares that the wild
men of Borneo are not wild, and the
docter ought to know, as he has
been pastimlng among them for
several months. Instead, frcm his
story, they appear to have reached a
high stage of development, in which
the women do all the work.
The docter arrived on the Nor
weglan-American liner Kristlania
fiord via Bergen. "I have discover
ed.” he announced, "the wil t men of
Borneo. They are not wild."
“I found them to be a race of tall
well-built folks of fair complexion.
Their only uncivilised traits are
head-hunting and polygamy.”
To prove that the wild men are,
hot wild .at all the docter went op
to say that the women have taken
things into their own hands in Bor
neo. It is a Utopia of femini"n. They
have taken over the manag.-nent of
the tribal governments, as -veil ah
building the fired and putting out
the cat They refuse to let the men
do the work.' A man is entitled to
as many wives aa 'he believes neces
sary to support him in comfort arid
the station to which he has been ac
customed.
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■V, Special
Two first (gasB Keystone comedies
at the Liberty theatre tonight
Anything jewelry line at the
Valdez Drug Co. tf
I Protect Yourself I
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Against Theft and Fire
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By Placing Your Valuables In a ,
Safe Place.
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We have Safety Deposit Boxes to
rent as low as five dollars a year
| The First Bank of Valdez j
Resources $240,000.
THE PINZON
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Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons’ Candy
—We Have^c^ |
Varied Sweets Nut Chocolates
Glace Fruit French Mixed
Old Fashioned Chocolate Supreme
Home Made Specials
The Largest Stock of Candies in the North
Valdez Dock Co • phone no. i
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
“Do It Electrically”
Electric
Vacaun Cleaner
nukes a cleaner and
heahhhr home;
Irons save steps, tone
and patience;
Warming Pads can1
be kept at an Men
■; temperature;
Flashlights shew yen
r thi way at night—
Matches' are dan*
i’ Safety First
Agent For
Dayton
Silent
Electric
House
Pump
Electric V
Percolators make
best coffee;
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Toasters make da
Mcioua conn
GriHs Cry a hmrry<«p
- toeal carnet be tqi*
sled;
Fntores, Read'inf
Lamps, Shades, etc.
Quality
Always
EVERYTHING electrical.
Alaska Water, Light and Tele. Co.
DONALDSON SCSHHDVUT
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Ltb. Port Llacum Ln. Valdee
8:15 a.m. 5:45 e.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:60 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a.m. 1:46 Aa.
1:16 p.m. 5:00 pa.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:15 p.m. 4:00 pa
7:00 p.m 10:36 i
Thera will be so trip at the
eu tha second ana fourth Frti'
eaph month, these ten -betaf"!
clean bolters. .
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ALASKA MINING STOCK
' INVOLVED IN LAW SUIT
The Supreme Court of the United
States recently handed dqwi a de
cision In which two hundred thou
sand shares of the Lost River Tin
Mining company, of Alaska, /as In
volved. Tho case was that of the
estate of Lesllp L. Crlm, against W.
K.' Miner, involving the oonflrmatiM
of a contract with an eocecntOr 61 tko
will which was later deciantd *
tor lack of testamentary capacity
and because of alleged undue lnfln*
ence practiced on the deceased. s The
stock has a value of several thou
sand dollars and had been Jtspoabd
of by Miner for a fraction of its actu
al value.