Just received a shipment of womens’
Crepe de Chine and Georgette Crepe i
Waists, white and colors. Priced $4.50
and $5.00. _I
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THE TIME TO ENTER THE
Garden and Flower Contest
Closes on Saturday Night
WITH all the young folks planting
gardens and flower beds Valdez
ought to be a mighty attractive place
this summer. The H. C. E. is going to
receive a set back too. You’ll be sur
prised at the number who have entered.
The names will all be published a week
from today.
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There are two divisions, Gardens and
Flowers. Two five dollar prizes: two
two-dollar prizes.
Mrs. C. W? Harrington, Mr. E. E.
Ritchie, and Mr. R. D. Nicholls have
kindly consented to act as judges.
ValdezMercantileCo.
ALASKA INVESTMENT CO.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
Agts. for EQUITABLE Life Ins.
Public SSSSS, BHg. Phone. 196
Watch
This
Space
Webster’s New International Dic
tionary, strictly up to date; come in
and look it over. Valdez Drug Co. it
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OI..D PAPERS—Just the thing to
1»lace under'carpets or start the fires
•with, ten cents per bundle of 100 at j
this office. I
New Records
Two hundred Columbia Phono
graph Records of the latest music
received on the last boat at the Owl.
Good dance records. tf
Full line Koeoig-s chocolates at
Keystone Produce Co. tt
...THE...
HARRIMAN NATIONAL BANK
OF ALASKA, AT SEWARD.
Member Bank,
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY.
Correspondent:
HARRIMAN NATIONAL BANK
NEW YORK.
Resources $30,000,000.
STKAMKR SAILINGS
Admiral Farragut—Sailed from Se
attle for Valdez May 19.
Mariposa—Sailed from Seattle for
Valdez May 21.
Alameda—Sailed south from Valdez
May 20.
Northwestern—Sailed south from
Valdez May 16.
Admiral Watson— sailed south from
Valdez May 15.
Admiral Evans—Sailed West from
Valdez May 19.
Alaska—Passed Juneau Northbound
May 19.
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GIVE WAY BEFORE
CONSTANT POUNDING
Summary of Press Reports Indicates
H linden burg Line Must sooq Break
—Allied Commanders Depending
on Unceasing Hammering.
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SEATTLE. May 22.—A summary
of the press reports from the French
front indicates that the Germans are
slowly yielding before the terrific and
unceasing pressure -of the allied
troops, and that the famous Hinden
burg line must soon break. The Al
lied commanders are depending up
on a constant hammering along a wide
j front to break down the German de
; tenses.
RUSSIAN HIS
CONTINUES ACUTE
MAY WITHDRAW FROM
ALLIANCE WITH ALLIES
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! Rumor Continues that the Radicals
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Intend to Force Government to Re
i pudiate the Agreement with the En
I tente Allies.
LONDON. May 22.—The crisis in
'Russia continues acute, according to
jthe latest reports received from Pet.
tograd, and the chaotic conditions
! prevailing there may threaten the En
jtent future. The rumor is persistent
ithat the Radicals will force the gov
j eminent to repudiate the agreement
with the Entente Powers, and make
[a separate peace.
The government, in 1916 collected
ja $31,540,000 tax on 25,233,000.000
icigarettes, a quota of over 900 cigar
ettes to every man of voting age in
[the country.
Harry Warren, the well-known
Fairbanks stockman, left Paxson this
morning with 40 head of cattle he Is
driving inside for the market.
"The Isle of Regeneration, a su
perb production, the Empress tonigt.
Launch Patsy
for Charter Anwyhere oh
VALDEZ BAY
At any Time Day or Night
J. D. Jefferson
VALDEZ, ALASKA
the VANITIE SHOP
912 Worth of Work for 910.
Hairdressing .$1.00
Manicuring .60c to 75c
Plain shampooing .$1.00
Med. Shampooing .$1.25
Dry Shampooing ..$1.00
Facial massags .$1.00
Scalp treatment .$1.00
Med. Scalp treatment ... $1.25
High frequency hot oil .. .$1.50
Violet Ray treatment.$1.50
Bleaching per hour . 75c
Dyeing per hour.$1.00
Nestle Permanent Wav
ing. per curl .$1.00
Bath3 . 50c
Combings Made Up
Keystone Avenue, Opposite the
Phoenix Hotel
THIS DAY IX HISTORY
Feast day of Sts. Castus and Emil
lus, martyrs; St. Basiliscus of Ponti
us; St. Bobo.
Battle of Granicus. Alexander de
feated Darius in 343 B. C.
Constantine the Great died in 337.
The English Barons under Fitzwal
ter entered London in 1215.
France and England concluded a
truce for 22 months in 1443.
Cartier sailed on his third voyage
to Canada in 1541.
Rhode Island approved the Consti
tution in 1792.
Martha Washington died in 1802.
Wilhelm Richard Wagner, great
German composer, born in 1813.
Congress enacted a Protective Tar- j
iff Bill in 1824.
House passed the Kansas-Nebras
ka bill in 1854.
Battle of the Malakoff, Crimea, be
gan in 1855.
Grant's second assault upon Vicks
burg was defeated in 1863.
President Johnson issued procla
mation opening southern ports in i
1865.
Cuba offered Spain $100,000,000!
tor independence in 1889.
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Daily Weather Report
May 21. 1917 May 22. 1917 1
7:00 p. di. 7:00 a. m. - j
30.255 Barometer 30.279 [
4 4 Temperature 41
147 Maximum 4 4
4 2 Minimum 39
44.5 Mean 41.5 j
— Precipitation .04 ,
Cloudy, calm. Cloudy, calm.!
raining.
—Myrtle, F. Billings. Ohs.
BRITISH HOLDING !
| HINDENBURG LINE
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jltKI'lLSK KVKKY ATTACK
OK KKINFORCKI) GKKMA.NS
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| From Kast of Bullerourt to Arras tliej
British are Holding Line Against
All Aggression—< 'onsoiidafe All
Keren! Gains.
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LONDON, .May 22.—Advices from!
the French front state that the Brit
ish are holding the Hindenburg line
! from east of Bullecourt to Arras with :
| the exception of about 2,000 yard.-:;
of trenches still held by the Germans,
(despite heavy attacks by the re-in
! forced Germans. The British are also
consolidating all their recent gains.
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Ha-eball (>anie
At a meeting last night in the Min
jers’ lTnion Hall the Valdez Baseball !
| (Tub was fully organized, and ar
rangements made for the big bene-1
I fit dance to be given Saturday night
i May 26th at Eagle Hall. It is expect-1
|ed that this dance will be a huge suc
cess, and everyone should turn out\
and insist the boys in getting started.
The diamond is being put into shape
today, and weather permitting, there!
will be a game between the local team i
and Fort Liscum next Sunday.
The following officers were lecet
td C. S. Sterling, secretary, Percy
Peterson, treasurer and Bob Scea’rce.
Captain.
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Recrutlng Kails Oft'
WASHINGTON. .D. C., May 22
Regular army recruiting fell off again
yesterday, but the 2,255 men accept
ed were sufficient to bring the re
cruiting total since April 1 up to 50.
£81. Illinois again led with 211;
Pennsylvania was second with 203.
WANTED—Position by experienc
ed man and wife as cook and helper
in camp, restaurant or hotel. Frank
Sanders. Genl. Delivery. Cordova.
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 Hscum Leave Valdez
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAYS
1:15 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. hi. 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 make 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.
Travel on Wells Fargo Traveller’s Cheques
They will make money matters simple
and easy for you in any part of the
world. They will relieve you of worry
over the safety of your travel funds.
They are as convenient as an “In
ternational Currency” would be, and as
safe to carry as your personal check
book. We issue them. Call or write for
booklet.
The First Bank of Valdez
Valdez Dock Co # phome no. 1
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JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
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(Where does She Aet so much time1
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Many women ask themselves this question.
The secret ot leisure is household efficiency.
Electric power from (i-E motors w ill give you
many leisure hours you could not otherwise
enjoy.
✓ With a G-E motor on your sew ing machine,
washing machine and vacuum cleaner, you
can finish all your household tasks in a traction
of the time Non now use. I he electric way i>
always the easy way.
Let us demonstrate the value ot electric
labor and time savers in your home.
Prince William Sound Water,
Power, Light & Telephone Co.
KEYSTONE PRODUCE Co.
Tel. 44 E. G. Ames Mgr. Kayetaae Are. sad McKinley Si.
Fresh Sc Canned Fruits and Vegetables. Butter,
Eggs and Cheese. Fresh and Salted Nuts.
Candies and Tobaccos.
A new assortment ot' Sailor and
Sport Hats just received on today’s
boat at Mrs. Winter's. tf
Ice cream every day. specials on
Sunday at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen, tf
TIDE TABLES FOR MAY.
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Tuesday, :.:ay --—
First high tide 0:17 a. m.. 10.2.
Second high tide 1:40 p. tu.. 7.5.
First low tide 7:12 a. m.. —1.4.*
Second low tide 6:50 p. in.. 2.7.
Wednesday. May 23—
First high tide 0:56 a. tu.. 9.9.
Second high tide 2:20 p. tn.. 7.3.
First low tide 7:50 a. tu.. .—1.1.
Second low tide 7:30 p. m., 2.9.
Thursday. May 24—
First high tide 1:34 a. tu.. 9:4.
Second high tide 3:04 p. in.. 7.1.
First low tide 8:29 a. in.. —0.6.
Seceud low tide 8:11 p. in.. 3.2.
Friday, May 25.—
First high tide 2:14 a. ua.. S.S.
Second high tide 3:47 p. in.. *>.?.
First low tide 0:08 a. ua., 0.0.
Second low tide S'57 p, in.. 3.4.
Saturday, May 26.—
First high tide 2:55 a. ui., S.l.
Second high tide 4:34 p. m.. 6.5.
First low tide 9:4S a. m., 0.5.
Second low tide 9:50 p. m., 3.6.
Sunday. May 27.—
First high tide 3:44 a. m.. 7.4.
Second high tide 5:22 p. m., 6.5.
First low tide 10:31 a m„ l.S.
Second low tide 10:56 p. m.. 3.7.
Monday. May 23 —
First high tide 4:42 a. m., 6.7.
Second high tide 6:14 p. m.. 7.0.
First low tide 11:16 a m., 1.7.
Tuesday, May 29.—
First high tide 5:51 a. m., 8.1. L
Second high tide 7:04 p. m.. 7.3.
First low tide 0:12 a. m.. 3.5.
Second low tide 12:06 p. m.. 2.2.
Wednesday. May 30.—
First high tide 7:14 a. m.. 6.S.
Second high tide 7:48 p. m.. 5.S.
First low tide 1:32 a. m.. S O.
Second low tide 12:59 n in., 2.6.
Thursday, May 31.—
First high tide 8:31 a in.. 5.9.
Second high tide 8:3d p. in.. 8.2
First low tide 2:37 a tu.. 2.2.
Second low tide 1:52 p. m., 2.8.